This Is The Time

  In a story that sounds like cinematic fiction but is thrillingly real, two 20-year-old students from BITS Pilani – Hyderabad campus are reshaping India’s defense capabilities one drone at a time. Meet Jayant Khatri (Mechanical Engineering, Ajmer) and Sourya Choudhury (Electrical Engineering, Kolkata)—young visionaries whose love for robotics turned into a startup with a mission: reduce India’s dependency on imported drones . What began inside a humble hostel room has now drawn the attention of India's Army units across Jammu, Panagarh, Chandimandir, and Arunachal Pradesh. Their company, Apollyon Dynamics , specializes in kamikaze drones —bomb-dropping, radar-proof UAVs that clock over 300 kmph , five times faster than standard commercial drones. These ultra-fast aerial warriors deliver 1kg payloads with pinpoint accuracy, all custom-built using off-the-shelf parts. And yes, they’re undetectable on radar. What truly sets this story apart? Their journey started with cold messag...