All you need to know about Indian Army’s Suicide Drone ‘Kharga Kamikaze’

New Delhi: Indian Army has developed a new high-speed and cost-effective aerial system called the Kharga Kamikaze drone, an aero system capable of being deployed in intelligence and surveillance roles.

The drone is a light-weight aerial vehicle which has a speed of 40 metres per second, an official said.

The Kharga drone can carry up to 700 grams of explosives and is equipped with a navigation system along with a high definition camera.

It has been built at a cost of approximately Rs 30,000 and is capable of being deployed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles as well as for Kamikaze attacks into enemy forces.

The Kharga drone is also capable of evading detection by enemy radars. Known as a kind of ‘suicide’ drones, it can easily destroy enemy targets. An official said that similar drones were used in the Russia-Ukraine war.

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