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Netra


It is a light-weight unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance operations jointly by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and ideaForge

The equipment is now used by army and paramilitary forces for operational requirement. The object has the capability to detect oil spills using its thermal camera.

It has been designed to carry out surveillance in an area of 4 km from the location of its take-off. It could fly up to 400 metres.