New Delhi, May 9 -- Anticipating a rise in demand for defence technologies due to escalating border tensions and deepening geopolitical unrest, Indian drone manufacturers such as IdeaForge, IG Drones, and Garuda Aerospace are boosting their production of surveillance and tactical systems.

The India-Pakistan conflict has seen both sides deploy drones for warfare and surveillance. The Indian defence forces are known to have deployed Israeli-made so-called suicide drones on 8 May. But given that the tensions are far from ebbing, Indian drone makers are looking to cater to an expected rise in demand for such defence technologies.

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