Bharat Forge and Pratt & Whitney Canada are partnering to support India’s indigenous high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme linked to DRDO. The collaboration focuses on providing propulsion and aerospace engineering capabilities intended to strengthen India’s UAV development efforts.
Both sources describe the deal as a technology and capabilities combination, rather than a specific disclosure of system performance or contract value. The reporting emphasizes that Pratt & Whitney Canada’s propulsion expertise and Bharat Forge’s aerospace engineering experience are intended to contribute to the programme’s unmanned aircraft goals.
The outlets differ mainly in how they frame the programme—one explicitly ties the effort to a “DRDO UAV” initiative, while the other characterizes it as part of India’s HALE UAV programme. Beyond that, the shared theme is the same: a joint effort aimed at supporting India’s indigenous unmanned aerial systems through propulsion and engineering support.
