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- ↑ "India's Military and Civilian Technological Advancements: INDIA' CURRENT & FUTURE UAVs & UCAVs". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore develops India's first gyrocopter". India Today. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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