KAWA UAV Pvt. Ltd. (Hoverit), a defence start-up based in Lucknow on Sunday announced that it successfully conducted maiden flight test of Divyastra Mk3, a next-generation, jet-powered loitering munition, developed indigenously in India. “The Sky Has Changed. INTRODUCING DIVYASTRA Mk3. India’s first indigenous jetpowered loitering munition to take flight....Powered by an indigenous jet engine developed by DG Propulsion, Divyastra Mk3completed its maiden flight on 11 August 2026. From programme inception to maiden flight in one calendar year. No imported jet engine. No foreign critical subsystem. Built in India. Flown in India. DIVYASTRA Mk3, Faster. Smarter. Uncompromising.

 

This is more than a flight. This is Atmanirbhar Bharat in action,” said Hoverit. Emphasising the significance of the achievement, the co-founders of the company declared that the successful flight represents a major milestone in indigenous defence manufacturing, asserting that it proves India can conceive, engineer, and fly a jet-powered precision strike system entirely from within its own borders. “This is not merely a test flight, it is a declaration of intent. India has demonstrated, at scale and at speed, that it can conceive, engineer, and fly a jet-powered precision strike system entirely from within its own borders. Divyastra Mk3 is Atmanirbhar Bharat in action,” said the cofounders.