Indian Navy seeks a 37-metre armed uncrewed vessel called ASTRA

The Indian Navy has published a requirement for an armed uncrewed surface vessel called ASTRA, about 37 metres (120 feet) long, for surveillance and attack roles, according to the defence site IDRW. The Navy specifies collision avoidance, pre-defined responses if communications are lost, recovery at port or from a mother ship, and weapon payloads.

The source does not give speed, range, payload, quantity or schedule, and the report is based on a published requirement, not a contract.