By using its fleet of C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft to drop loitering weapons, the Indian Air Force (IAF) hopes to pioneer a revolutionary tactical breakthrough. The United States Air Force (USAF) is already investigating this idea, which has the potential to revolutionize the IAF’s offensive capabilities.
Kamikaze drones, another name for loitering munitions, are tiny unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fitted with explosives. They have the ability to hover above a space for long stretches of time, looking for an opportunity to strike.
A private enterprise and the IAF are working together to construct a “glider mother ship Pod.” This pod would be fired from the C-130 and hold three to four loitering munitions. After taking off, the pod would separate and the explosives within would detach,