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To plug a critical gap in its long-range reconnaissance capabilities, the Indian military has set the ball rolling on a next-generation surveillance platform designed to hover at the very edge of space. In an effort to keep a persistent surveillance across the border, the Ministry of Defence has launched a project to develop an indigenous stratospheric airship program. The program was cleared by the defence minister-chaired Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) this past February. Steered by the Indian Air Force’s Directorate of Operations (Remote), the Ministry of Defence has formally invited domestic aerospace firms to design and develop these Airship-based High…
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