The Indian Army is supporting the indigenous drone ecosystem based on the notion that; ‘good available endogenously’ is better as compared to ‘best available globally’.

The ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ is pan India programme. It seeks to connect all the stakeholders including industry, software developers, academia, and drone product manufacturers.

The programme will be conducted in stages, in which quantifiable parameters such as weight, altitude, range, endurance etc, would be enhanced progressively on the basis of demonstrated capabilities.