L&T Innovation Fund, L&T’s Group-wide innovation platform, hosted L&T Manthan – Drone Demo Day in Bengaluru, bringing together 21 drone and uncrewed systems startups for live technology demonstrations.
The event provided L&T teams an opportunity to evaluate deployment-ready technologies, identify Proof of Concept opportunities and explore co-development and IP-led partnerships across the Group.
A key highlight was the unveiling of two indigenously developed uncrewed systems platforms by L&T Precision Engineering and Systems. Vedh Mk1, a high-altitude, runway-independent remotely piloted aircraft system, is designed for operations from confined and unprepared sites, including forward areas and high-altitude terrain. The platform supports day and night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions through an electro-optical and infrared payload with a laser range finder.
Chanakya, a Collaborative Mission Autonomy Framework, enables heterogeneous unmanned aerial, ground, surface and underwater platforms to collaboratively plan, allocate, execute and adapt missions through decentralised onboard intelligence.
L&T is also evaluating opportunities in component manufacturing and adjacent technologies through its Precision Engineering and Systems and Electronic Products and Systems businesses, while several MoUs were signed with startups and technology partners during the event.
