India Develops First ‘Dual Stealth Drone’ Wrapped in Nanotech Cloak
The drone will use RAMA, a nanotech stealth coating that absorbs radar and infrared, adapts to heat, and hides drones in GPS- and RF-denied areas.
Two Hyderabad-based firms have teamed up to build India’s first “dual stealth drone,” combining autonomous flight with a new material that hides platforms from both radar and infrared (IR) sensors.
Developed by Veera Dynamics, the stealth material called RAMA (Radar Absorption & Multispectral Adaptive) uses nanotechnology and can be applied as paint or wrap on military assets.
It blends two carbon compounds that absorb radar waves and convert them into heat, which disperses at a rate of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) per second.
By syncing with ambient temperatures, RAMA helps platforms achieve thermal balance, cutting both radar cross-section and heat signatures.
Originally designed for a 2022 naval challenge focused on IR stealth, the tech achieved a 97 percent reduction in IR signature. It has since been upgraded to reduce radar visibility by over 90 percent.
Packing RAMA Into Flight
Veera Dynamics is working with Binford Research Labs to integrate RAMA into drones recently tested by the Indian Army.
These drones are built to operate where GPS and radio signals are jammed and remaining undetected is critical.
“Our drones, equipped with RAMA, can carry out covert, high-risk missions in contested zones,” said Binford founder Sidhanth Jain. “It significantly compresses the adversary’s detect-to-engage window to near-zero.”
The integration is backed by the Indian Ministry of Defence’s iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) program and received early stage support from IIT-Hyderabad.
