MEHAR BABA COMPETITION – II

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• To provide a boost to the growing indigenous drone industry, Raksha Mantri had launched the "MEHAR BABA COMPETITION-II" on 06 April 2022 at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan).
• The competition is aimed at developing technology for a "Swarm Drone Based System to Detect Foreign Objects on Aircraft Operating Surfaces".
• The competition is named after the legendary Air Commodore Mehar Singh, MVC, DSO - affectionately also known as Mehar Baba.
• The first edition of the competition was launched in October 2018 and had culminated in October 2021.