Drone Tech Contributing to National Security, Agriculture and Smart City Needs, Says Expert

Drone technology and the continuing research are contributing a lot to national security, agricultural modernization, and smart city development, said Dr. K. Krishna Naik, Department of ECE, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool, while delivering a lecture at a national-level workshop on ‘Drone technology on December 15, 2025.

Lecturing the students, Dr Naik said that crop health analysis, water resource mapping, traffic monitoring, and border surveillance can be carried out at a lower cost and in less time using drones. He stressed that students who acquire skills in drone hardware design, embedded systems and communication protocols would find outstanding prospects in the industry.

He also stressed the necessity for consciousness of safety norms, DGCA guidelines, flight permissions, and no-fly zones. “By aligning academic research with industry requirements, students can explore not only job prospects but also venture into a start-up,” he added.

The week-long workshop is being organized under the aegis of the Department of Computer Science, Vikrama Simhapuri University at its Kakatur campus. University Vice Chancellor Prof. Allam Srinivasa Rao said that in the current era of rapid technological progression, the importance of drone technology is increasing day by day.

Keeping in view the imminent Drone City in Kurnool, the Vice Chancellor directed the faculty of the Department of Computer Science to initiate M.Sc. programmes in ‘Drones and IoT’ to generate a skilled workforce capable of efficiently using the emerging prospects in this domain.

Source: The Hindu