- Saturday, April 20, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
TO encourage a start-up led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, a drone show consisting of 1,000 drones will be held during the Beating Retreat event at the Republic Day celebrations this year, an official from India’s defence ministry said on Tuesday (17).
India will become the fourth country after China, Russia and the UK to conduct a drone show.
According to the official, the Beating Retreat ceremony this year will also witness projection mapping to celebrate and commemorate the country’s 75 years of independence.
“Botlab Dynamics, a start-up incubated at IIT Delhi, will organise the show where 1,000 drones will configure themselves in multiple formations during the show,” he said.
The official also said that all drones are indigenously developed and designed.
“Projection mapping on parapet of North and South block walls will be used to create immersive environment during the event. The theme will be 75 years of Independence,” he added.
The Beating Retreat ceremony mainly features performances of bands of the three services on the last day of Republic Day celebrations. The ceremony takes place at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on January 29 every year.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police has fortified areas in and around Rajpath with multi-layer security, facial recognition systems and more than 1,000 CCTVs in view of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26.
