The IAF launched the Mehar Baba Swarm Drone Challenge in October 2018, with the goal of stimulating the development of swarm drones for use in a variety of fields, including disaster relief missions. The tournament is named after the late Air Commodore Mehar Singh and aims to tap into the country’s young talent pool and harness its knowledge to address the armed services’ emerging needs. The competition was created with the goal of developing proprietary design, development, manufacturing, and production of low-cost, high-impact swarm drone technology and Only indigenous talent and indigenous start-ups were eligible.