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SWITCH UAV
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SWITCH UAV
ideaForgeThe ideaForge SWITCH is a fixed-wing VTOL hybrid UAV manufactured by Mumbai-based ideaForge Technology, designed primarily for ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) missions. It features over 120 minutes of flight time, a 10-mile operational range, a 15.4 lb MTOW, and swappable HD optical and thermal cameras. The platform holds DGCA Type Certification, NATO certification, Blue UAS NDAA compliance, and has been procured by the Indian Army under a $20 million contract. It operates autonomously for its surveillance/ISR task via waypoint-based mission planning with a GCS, autonomous VTOL, and auto-return-to-home failsafes, with a human operator setting up and monitoring missions rather than performing the flight task itself.
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Specification
- operational range
- 10 miles (max operational range); live video transmission up to 15 km
- max take-off weight
- 15.4 lb
- payload/camera
- Swappable HD optical and thermal camera
- operating temperature range
- -15°C to +55°C
Price
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Evidence-graded claims from the ideaForge deep report
ideaForge achieved a strong financial turnaround in Q4 FY2026, posting Rs 141 crore revenue and Rs 60 crore profit versus a Rs 25.7 crore loss in the prior year
Entrackr [9], an independent financial news outlet, reports the Q4 FY2026 results including the near-sevenfold revenue increase and profit turnaround; however, the full-year TTM data from Yahoo Finance [4] still shows a net loss of INR 170.29M, indicating the turnaround is very recent and its sustainability is unproven.
from ideaForge deep report →
ideaForge holds approximately 50% market share in India's UAV market
The ~50% market share figure appears in a Yahoo Finance news article [4] citing ideaForge's own positioning, with no independent market research or third-party audit confirming this specific share.
from ideaForge deep report →ideaForge's tethered UAV is capable of hours to days of continuous flight for surveillance and monitoring
A commerce listing on mavdrones.com [2] describes the tethered UAV's continuous-power capability and pricing (INR 1,700,000), but this is a reseller product page — not an independent field test or operator report — so endurance claims remain unverified.
from ideaForge deep report →
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