Indian Army will soon get to use India made Loitering Munitions. In a first by a private industry ‘Loitering Munitions’ has been successfully tested at high altitude in Ladakh. Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Solar Industries India Ltd., has developed ‘Loitering Munitions’ and tested it in association with Bengaluru based Z Motion Autonomous Pvt. Ltd. The company claims that all three newly developed loitering munitions, including the Hexacopter, LM1 and LM0, were successfully tested last month in Ladakh's Nubra Valley. During tests, the LM1 and LM0 were able to maintain full endurance for 60 minutes. The Hexacopter made history by being the first in the world to successfully test Man-Portable Loiter Munitions with a 4 kg warhead at a flight ceiling of 4500 metres. The Army Design Bureau made this possible. More than 80% of the content is indigenous, and it complies with international quality and safety standards. When compared to imported goods, the com...
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