Archive · 12 Sep 2025
Secunderabad to Get Drone Centre for UAV Testing
Imagine a special place is being built in Secunderabad, like a super lab for drones.
This place, called a Centre of Excellence, will make sure the drones used by the military are really good and safe.
Experts from the government, schools, and companies that make drones will work together there.
They'll talk about how to make drones fly safely and reliably, testing them to make sure they work well.
This is important because drones are becoming super important for future wars, like the Ukraine war.
Everyone agrees this new centre is a great idea because more and more people want to use drones.
The Directorate of Quality Assurance (R&S) will set up a Centre of Excellence for drones.
The center will be in Secunderabad.
The center's purpose is quality assurance and testing for military UAVs.
Representatives from multiple firms and institutes joined the discussions.
The seminar included discussion of airworthiness, certification, and software testing.
- Who
- Directorate of Quality Assurance (R&S)
- What
- Announced plans to set up a Centre of Excellence for drones
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Secunderabad
- Why
- To serve as a hub for quality assurance and testing of military UAVs
- Location
- Secunderabad
- Lead Organization
- Directorate of Quality Assurance (R&S)
- Purpose
- Quality assurance and testing of military UAVs
- Key Participants
- Senior defence officials, academics, and industry leaders
- Focus
- Future of unmanned aerial systems