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India's largest drone manufacturer for ISR, surveillance, and surveying operations
ideaForge designs and manufactures tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including quadcopters and hybrid VTOL platforms for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and surveying applications. Products include the Netra V4 Pro, Switch, Q6, and Q4i series. Primary customers are Indian defense forces and commercial enterprises.
Company facts
- HQ
- Navi Mumbai, India
- Founded
- 2007 · 19 yrs
- Employees
- 201
- Website
- www.ideaforgetech.com
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Trusted by
- Indian Defense Forcesinsideunmannedsystems.com ↗
Milestones
Infused $1.83 Mn in US-based Vantage Robotics via compulsorily convertible promissory note
First company to indigenously develop and manufacture VTOL UAVs in India
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Active products by ideaForge
9 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Q6 V2 | Drone | Runtime 1.2 hr·Payload 6 kg | $29.7K | 2025 | 64.0 |
| 2 |  | Q6 V2 GEO | Drone | Runtime 0.8 hr·Payload 6 kg | $29.7K | 2025 | 64.0 |
| 3 |  | SWITCH V2 | Drone | Runtime 2.5 hr·Payload 7 kg | $123.6K | 2022 | 64.0 |
| 4 |  | ZOLT | Drone | Runtime 6 hr·Payload 10 kg | $155 | 2025 | 63.3 |
| 5 |  | SWITCH | Drone | Runtime 2.5 hr·Payload 7 kg | $124.0K | — | 59.5 |
| 6 |  | Q4i | Drone | Runtime 0.7 hr·Top speed 7 m/s | $12.5K | — | 51.4 |
| 7 |  | NETRA 5 | Drone | Payload 2 kg | — | 2025 | 49.9 |
| 8 |  | NETRA V4 PRO | Drone | Runtime 1.5 hr | — | 2024 | 43.5 |
| 9 |  | LOGISTICS | Drone | — | — | — | 23.9 |
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