Archive · 15 Nov 2025
ideaForge Bags Over ₹100 Crore in Indian Army Drone Orders
A company called ideaForge, which makes drones, has received a big order from the Indian Army.
The order is for two types of drones: the Zolt, which is a new tactical drone for watching and gathering information, and the SWITCH 2, which is an all-terrain drone that has already been used by the Army.
The Zolt drone is special because it can work even when there are problems with signals or jamming, and it can fly very long distances.
The SWITCH 2 drone is already proven in battle.
This order helps the Army get newer technology for keeping watch and protecting the country.
The company is happy to provide these advanced systems to soldiers and help make India's defense technology stronger.
ideaForge Technology Ltd has secured a supply order of approximately ₹100 crore from the Indian Army.
The order includes the next-generation tactical unmanned vehicle Zolt (around ₹75 crore) and the all-terrain VTOL drone SWITCH 2 (₹30 crore).
The Zolt drone is designed for long-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) with advanced electronic warfare capabilities.
The SWITCH 2 drone is battle-tested and already inducted into the Army's arsenal for ISR operations.
Both UAVs were launched by ideaForge at the Aero India show earlier this year and are engineered for challenging defense environments.
- Who
- ideaForge Technology Ltd
- What
- Secured a supply order worth about ₹100 crore from the Indian Army for its Zolt and SWITCH 2 drones.
- When
- Friday, November 15, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To equip the Indian Army with advanced drones for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare capabilities.
Existing Summary
New Article
Order Details
Existing Summary
An emergency procurement order of approximately Rs 75 crore is for the new ZOLT tactical UAV, to be delivered within 12 months. The SWITCH V2 hybrid UAV order is worth about Rs 30 crore, with delivery within six months.
New Article
The capital emergency procurement order for Zolt is valued around ₹75 crore. The SWITCH2 order is valued at ₹30 crore. No specific delivery timelines are mentioned for either.
ZOLT Drone Capabilities
Existing Summary
The ZOLT drone is designed for long-range surveillance, intelligence gathering, and operates in challenging environments with advanced electronic warfare capabilities.
New Article
Zolt is a multi-role platform capable of long-range ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) and precision payload delivery, engineered to perform in high-threat, high-altitude, and signal-contested environments, delivering robust electronic counter-countermeasures capabilities, including GNSS denied autonomy and resilience to communication jamming.
SWITCH Drone Status
Existing Summary
The battle-tested SWITCH V2 hybrid UAV has been inducted into the Army's arsenal for ISR operations.
New Article
SWITCH 2 is already battle tested and inducted into the Army's arsenal for ISR operations.
UAV Launch Information
Existing Summary
No information about the launch of the UAVs.
New Article
The company had launched the two UAVs (Zolt and SWITCH2) at the Aero India show in Bengaluru earlier this year.
- Company
- ideaForge Technology Ltd
- Customer
- Indian Army
- Total Order Value
- About ₹100 crore
- Zolt Order Value
- Around ₹75 crore (Capital Emergency Procurement)
- SWITCH 2 Order Value
- ₹30 crore
- UAVs Ordered
- Zolt (next-generation tactical unmanned vehicle) and SWITCH 2 (all-terrain VTOL drone)
- Zolt Launch
- Aero India show, Bengaluru earlier this year
- SWITCH 2 Status
- Battle tested and inducted into Army's arsenal
