How BITS Pilani students built kamikaze drones for Indian Army
Jayant Khatri and Sourya Choudhury, two BITS Pilani students, have started Apollyon Dynamics—a defense-tech company building drones for the Indian Army.
Starting out in their hostel room with limited funds, they've already developed impressive tech like a radar-proof kamikaze drone that can hit speeds over 300km/h while carrying a 1kg payload.
From college project to defense game-changer
With just a ₹2 lakh grant and help from Professor Sanket Goel's lab, they turned their robotics passion into real-world solutions.
Their big break came in March when the Indian Army invited them to demonstrate their drones—resulting in successful live detonator tests.
Today, Apollyon Dynamics stands out for making customizable, affordable drones tailored to military needs, and has delivered UAVs to Indian Army units in Jammu, Chandimandir (Haryana), Panagarh (West Bengal), and Arunachal Pradesh.
Next up: exploring jammer tech and VTOL systems to boost their defense offerings even further.