UNMANNED • TRIALS

ALFA-S & Autonomous Swarm Drone Systems

Lead Agency: DRDO / NewSpace Research & Tech / HAL / IAF • Service: Indian Air Force, Indian Army • Budget: ₹1,200 Cr • IDDM: 80%

Strategic Overview

Air-Launched Flexible Asset (ALFA-S) swarm drones deployed in swarms of 50+ from mother aircraft or ground canisters with AI mesh networking.

Autonomous Air Combat Swarm Flights ("ALFA-S Swarm Pod Detachment") — Forward Strike Airbases (Pokhran & Central Sectors) (IAF Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence) — Status: evaluating
MoD Communique: IAF Swarm Drone Demonstration and Operational Testing (Ministry of Defence)