Pankaj JainNew Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Amid cutting-edge innovations on display at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, a team of young engineers from Lovely Professional University unveiled 'Vritra', an AI-enabled vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone developed in collaboration with the Indian Army and currently deployed in active service.
Representing the university, Mohammad Toyib, a third-year B.Tech Aerospace student, said the project was fully funded by the Army and built to meet precise operational requirements.
"The name of our project is Vritra. It is an AI-enabled VTOL drone developed for the Indian Army and is currently in service at the Jalandhar Base under Vajra 11 Corps," he said.
Designed to address tactical and logistical need...