New Delhi, – Pune-based Artemon Aerospace & Infra Pvt. Ltd. has showcased its long-range delta-wing UAV to the Indian Navy at Swavlamban 2026, held in New Delhi on October 26–27. The platform is designed for strategic surveillance and precision strike missions, with an operational range of up to 1,000 km.
Listed as VAJRASTRA, the one-way attack unmanned aerial system uses a flying-wing configuration. It supports rocket-assisted take-off (RATO) and catapult launches, allowing deployment without conventional runways. Its navigation system is designed to operate in GNSS-denied environments using optical and inertial navigation. The company also highlighted beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) control and secure communication capabilities.
Artemon displayed other systems, including precision loitering munitions with ranges of up to 100 km, tactical payloads and multi-barrel launchers designed for land and aerial operations.
Senior defence officials, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General N. S. Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan and Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, visited the company's exhibition stall. Discussions covered technical design, system integration and deployment options.
The company's development activities have received support through the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) programme and the Indian Navy's Technology Development Acceleration Cell (TDAC). Artemon has also demonstrated canister-launched loitering munitions under iDEX Open Challenge 6. Several of its platforms are currently undergoing trials and testing.
The exhibition highlighted Artemon's efforts to develop indigenous unmanned systems for India's defence requirements, particularly long-range surveillance and strike capabilities.
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