Summary of coverage from The Times of India · Original article: 22 September 2026.
The Times of India reports that DRDO is seeking an industry partner to manufacture a 30-kilowatt counter-drone laser system. The article describes a move towards production following reported final trials in August 2025.
It gives an intended engagement distance of up to five kilometres and places the system within a wider family of directed-energy projects. Those figures are reported capabilities, rather than an independent assessment by SSPL. The manufacturing partnership is the central industrial development, with production and deployment separate from the earlier trial phase.
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