A crashed interceptor drone has been found by police at Dand, a village in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. It is not known who owned it or why it was flying there, and there is no proof that the Indian Army or other armed forces were testing it.
Images suggest the drone may be based on the Terra A1, which Japan's Terra Drone launched with Ukraine's Amazing Drones in March 2026, but this has not been confirmed. The wreck appears to carry an NVIDIA Jetson computing module, which IDRW says points to onboard computing for navigation, sensors and autonomy.
The Terra A1 is an electric interceptor that takes off and lands vertically, with a top speed of about 300 km/h, a range of up to 32 km and about 15 minutes in the air, made as a cheaper alternative to missiles against long-range attack drones. Terra Drone said in April 2026 that it had intercepted a long-range drone with it.
Background
Shivpuri
District
A district in Madhya Pradesh, India, where police recovered a crashed interceptor drone at Dand village.
Description from Indian Defence Research Wing
Terra Drone
Organization
Japanese drone company founded in 2016, offering hardware, software and services for surveying, inspection and agriculture.
Description from terra-drone.net
Terra A1
Interceptor drone
A high-speed electric interceptor drone launched by Terra Drone with Ukraine's Amazing Drones in March 2026.
Description from Indian Defence Research Wing
