SWITCH UAV — High-Altitude Tactical ISR Drone

APPROVED

ideaForge fixed-wing VTOL tactical ISR UAV ordered by the Indian Army

Budget

$20M initial contract + later orders

Timeline

N/A

Sector

Private Sector

Indigenisation

85%

PROCUREMENT TIMELINE

AON

Acceptance of Necessity — CCS/DAC approves the requirement.

RFI

Request for Information — industry capability survey.

RFP

Request for Proposal — detailed tender issued to vendors.

ToC

Transfer of Technology clause negotiations.

CNC

Contract Negotiation Committee finalises terms.

Contract

Contract signed with selected vendor(s).

Dev/Trial

Development, integration and user trials.

Induction

CURRENT

Equipment inducted into service.

INTEL SIGNALS

SWITCH is a tactical ISR UAV, not a loitering munition. ideaForge announced a roughly $20 million Indian Army contract in Jan 2021 and reported timely delivery in Jan 2022; later reporting/Janes tracks follow-on orders for Zolt and SWITCH V2. Treat as delivered procurement with continuing variants, not R&D.

RECENT INTELLIGENCE

Indian Army to procure domestically manufactured UAVs for ISR - Janes

janes.com · 18 Nov 2025

ideaForge will supply its Zolt UAV to the Indian Army under a INR750 million contract. The Indian Army has awarded two contracts to Mumbai-based unmanned aerial

CONTENDERS / VENDORS

ideaForge Technology

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