Hild’s Atlas quadcopter has been designed to carry a 20 kg payload that includes between two and four mortar bombs. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal)
Indian firm Hild Defence and Aerospace has received orders from the Indian Army for several of its domestically developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a company representative said.
The selected units include the company’s Atlas mortar-dropped quadcopter UAV and the Talon first-person view (FPV) UAV, the representative told Janes on 22 May, during Def-Tech 2026, a defence exhibition held in Bangalore.
According to the representative, Hild delivered five contracted Atlas UAVs to an army unit deployed in northern India in late 2025.
According to Hild, Atlas development began in early 2025. The UAV can carry between two to four mortar bombs for a combined payload weight of 20 kg. It is designed to operate in high-altitude areas at a ceiling of 1,000 ft above ground level, the representative said.
He added that, with a cruising speed of 12 m/s and an endurance of 55 minutes, the UAV has a line-of-sight (LOS) range of up to 25 km. Janes understands that the company has also participated with Atlas in additional tenders issued by the army for tactical UAVs.
Hild has also won a second contract from the Indian Army to supply approximately 30 Talon kamikaze FPVs, the representative said. Janes understands that the acquisition originated from an army unit subordinate to a command-level formation. The representative said that Talon deliveries to the army are scheduled to begin in June.
According to Hild, the Talon FPV has an operational range of 10 to 20 km depending on the configuration, and is capable of carrying a munitions payload of up to 3 kg.
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