{"id":120253,"date":"2026-08-21T13:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=120253"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:00:01","slug":"divyastra-mk3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/divyastra-mk3\/","title":{"rendered":"Divyastra Mk3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Divyastra Mk3 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kawa UAV Pvt. Ltd., a defence start-up based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday announced that it successfully conducted a maiden flight test of the Divyastra Mk3.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why in News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maiden flight marks the <\/span><b>first instance in India&#8217;s defence history<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of an <\/span><b>indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured jet-powered loitering munition fitted with a fully indigenous powerplant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> taking to the skies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>About Divyastra Mk3<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>indigenous loitering munition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>kamikaze drone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or suicide drone).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>developed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by <\/span><b>Lucknow-based defence startup Kawa UAV Pvt. Ltd<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 (HoverIt).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> designed to destroy high-value enemy assets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, infrastructure, and personnel in a warzone by <\/span><b>striking the target directly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with an onboard explosive warhead.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Divyastra Mk3 <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>powered <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by an <\/span><b>indigenous jet-propulsion system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developed by New Delhi-based DG Propulsion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While official specifications have not been disclosed, indicative data puts the UAV\u2019s<\/span><b> range at around 300-400 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its speed at 250-300 kmph and its warhead capacity at up to 15-20 kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features <\/span><b>autonomous flight control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>AI-enabled target-engagement <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Why Does Jet Propulsion Matter?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its propulsion system<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sets it apart from many conventional drones and one-way attack UAVs because it <\/span><b>uses a jet engine rather than a propeller-driven piston engine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or an <\/span><b>electric motor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conventional UAVs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as Iran\u2019s Shahed-136 <\/span><b>use an internal-combustion engine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to drive a propeller, an architecture that generally <\/span><b>prioritises endurance, simplicity, and relatively low-cost operation.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Divyastra Mk3,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by contrast, uses a compact <\/span><b>indigenous jet engine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">designed to <\/span><b>give it a higher speed.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could<\/span><b> reduce the time available for an adversary to detect,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> track, and engage the incoming weapon.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This makes the Mk3 closer in concept to a small jet aircraft than to a conventional propeller-driven UAV. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/defence\/divyastra-mk3-takes-flight-lucknow-company-tests-india-s-first-jet-powered-loitering-munition-watch-article-14007254.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Divyastra Mk3 is an indigenous loitering munition (kamikaze drone or suicide drone). 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