Overview
- BJP national spokesperson Tuhin A. Sinha toured Parashar Futures on the outskirts of Delhi after Rahul Gandhi questioned India’s drone manufacturing strength.
- Engineers showcased FPV or kamikaze models, surveillance platforms, and logistics drones designed and assembled at the facility.
- Company officials said airframes, propulsion, flight controllers, navigation modules, and power systems are produced domestically, with some camera-related parts still sourced abroad.
- Sinha argued Gandhi’s critique undermines domestic innovators and asserted that even smaller firms demonstrate rising technical maturity under the Make in India push.
- Reports cite industry estimates valuing India’s drone market near USD 1 billion with projections approaching USD 10 billion, supported by policies such as the PLI scheme.