Overview
- SMPP said on Thursday it completed delivery of 106 turbojet kamikaze drones, consisting of 100 operational Peacekeeper (Agniveg) units and six training drones, under an emergency rapid‑procurement order.
- The company reported trial-validated performance of about 180 km range, top speeds near 450 km/h and a circular error probable of under five metres while operating in heavily jammed and spoofed conditions.
- The Army selected the platform after user trials reported at Pokhran following Operation Sindoor, with SMPP saying the system is intended for autonomous precision strikes on high‑value targets such as command centres, radars and logistics hubs.
- Coverage cites defence sources that SMPP has a phased technology‑transfer partnership with Belarusian firm KB Indela that has already localised the munition and may shift more production, including engines, to India as orders rise; public confirmation and a firm timeline are limited.
- The induction plugs a capability gap between artillery and long‑range missiles and could speed operational strike options and local defence industrialisation, but independent verification of all performance claims and the longer‑term production plan remain open questions.