Drishti-10 Starliner
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Adani-built Hermes 900/Drishti-10 MALE UAV inducted by the Indian Navy and ordered under emergency procurement
Budget
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Timeline
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Sector
Private Sector
Indigenisation
PROCUREMENT TIMELINE
AON
AON
Acceptance of Necessity — CCS/DAC approves the requirement.
RFI
RFI
Request for Information — industry capability survey.
RFP
RFP
Request for Proposal — detailed tender issued to vendors.
ToC
ToC
Transfer of Technology clause negotiations.
CNC
CNC
Contract Negotiation Committee finalises terms.
Contract
Contract
Contract signed with selected vendor(s).
Dev/Trial
Dev/Trial
Development, integration and user trials.
Induction
Induction
CURRENTEquipment inducted into service.
INTEL SIGNALS
Drishti-10 Starliner is the Indian-built Hermes 900 variant produced by Adani Defence with Elbit Systems technology support. Open sources track deliveries to the Indian Navy in 2024 and a Jan 2025 crash of a unit under acceptance trials off Porbandar. Treat as inducted/emergency-procurement lots with operational caveats, not as a pure R&D programme.
RECENT INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM BRIEF & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Pipeline Status
Stage 7/7
Inducted / EP Lots
Estimated Budget
Undisclosed
Financial Outlay
Target Timeline
In Development
Operational Target
Armed Service
Private Sector
60% Indigenous
Drishti-10 Starliner — Hermes 900 MALE UAV is currently at Stage 7 of 7 in the Indian defence procurement procedure (Inducted / EP Lots). Adani-built Hermes 900/Drishti-10 MALE UAV inducted by the Indian Navy and ordered under emergency procurement
Drishti-10 Starliner is developed in coordination with vendors: Adani Defence & Aerospace, Elbit Systems.
Drishti-10 Starliner targets an indigenous content of 60%, advancing domestic defence manufacturing under Atmanirbhar Bharat.
CONTENDERS / VENDORS
Adani Defence & Aerospace · Elbit Systems
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