Amber Wing, a Chennai-based unmanned aerial vehicle developer, has designed a military drone that can carry up to six mortar shells.
This capacity provides a substantial operational advantage for rapid and precise firepower deployment over hostile terrain or contested borders.
The Amber Wing combat drone’s design include a payload container specifically designed for medium-size mortar rounds, each allegedly weighing roughly 4 kg and with an effective lethal radius suited for anti-personnel and suppression missions. This makes the platform appropriate for both offensive and defensive tasks in tactical scenarios.
Amber Wing’s strategy emphasizes operational flexibility; the drone can be quickly deployed for strike missions, border security, or indirect fire support for infantry patrols. Payload adaptability may allow the system to carry alternate munitions, like as smoke or illumination rounds, depending on the mission needs.
Amber Wing’s broader technology base shapes endurance and control, which includes fixed-wing VTOL hybrids as well as multi-copter platforms for bigger payloads.
Amber Wing’s research and development history includes strong technical collaborations with leading Indian aerospace institutes, namely UBfly and IIT-Madras.
According to sector analysts, the six-mortar shell capability puts Amber Wing’s combat drone at the forefront of Indian indigenous tactical drone technologies, potentially boosting the country’s border security and special operations capabilities. Such platforms are becoming increasingly important for the Indian defence sector’s modernisation and Make-in-India objectives.
