The Drone Component Manufacturers Symposium 2026, jointly organised by the Indian Army and Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers at the Manekshaw Centre, brought together industry leaders, innovators and defence stakeholders to accelerate India’s journey toward a self-reliant drone ecosystem.
With a sharp focus on low-cost, field-manufactured combat drones, the symposium highlighted emerging operational needs, critical technology gaps, and opportunities across propulsion, sensors, avionics and payloads. The event also fostered meaningful collaborations for rapid prototyping and scalable indigenous solutions.
It was all about together, shaping the next generation of battlefield technologies.
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Johnnette Technologies Becomes the 1st Indian Startup to Get Contract Frm Indian Army to Supply More Than 150 JM-1 Loitering Munitions to. JM1 has a unique algorithm which is based on AI that enables JM-1 to strike a target with precision at altitudes of more than 18,000 ft.
We received patent for our flagship product, the Johnnette JF-2. This patent is for its unique design, JF2 is a ruggedised hand launched fixedwing ISR Drone that is being used by the Indian Army currently.
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We broke our own records for our JF2 Tactical drone. It flew for 1 hour 51 minutes (previously it was 65 min) with radius range of 10+ km at an altitude (MSL) of 16700 ft. More details at https://t.co/7yliwICQFa
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There is so much life in the Kazakhstan world of sports. Loved watching the game between Barus and Traktor. Ice Hockey isn’t as easy as it looks like.
#Kazakhstan#hockey#barus#traktor#sport#kazak
We did a demonstration this week at a unit in the Indian Army in Western Command for the review of Army Commander. It has a range of upto 17 km and an endurance of 90 min with day and night camera payloads.
#tactical#indianarmy#army#drones#uav#surveillance#defence#defense
We did a successful demonstration flight of our products to Kazakhstan Ministry of Defence yesterday in Astana. Our drones have been getting just better by day to meet demands of our friendly nations.
#kazakhstan#defence#MOD#drones#militarydrones#astana#RPAS#uav#bots
Our CTO along with our team did a Drone workshop for an Army School and they seem to have benefited out of it. Thank you Army Public School, Lucknow for the acknowledgment letter and good job Team Johnnette.
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We did a important flight demonstration of our JM1 Combat and JF2 Tactical drones at a remote defence unit today. And successfully.
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Our next Drone for the Land and Naval Forces was showcased at East Tech Expo in Kolkota last week. JF3 VTOL will fly with an operational radius of 50km with an endurance of 3 hours capable of MSL 4000 meters.
Bad news. An @IndianNavy MiG-29K trainer operating at sea ditched at about 1700 hrs on Nov 26. One pilot has been recovered and search by air and surface units is in progress for the second pilot.
An inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident.
I came across this video today. Startled. It's very sad to hear #Soldiers speak of their experiences this way. This is one of the reasons why we see more #PTSD in #warveterans#Warzone#war#stopwar