“Building India’s Future-Proof Defence Drone Ecosystem: Three Risks India Must Understand (Part II)”, Bharat Shakti, May 28, 2026

“India’s drone ecosystem debate often conflates very different categories of risk. These need clearer separation.

The first is supply chain dependency. Wartime disruptions, sanctions, export controls, logistics bottlenecks, and geopolitical escalation can severely affect component availability. A drone ecosystem heavily dependent upon external suppliers may struggle to sustain operations during prolonged conflict.

This is particularly critical for consumable systems like FPVs and loitering munitions where production continuity directly affects battlefield endurance…….”

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