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ideaForge Technology Ltd. 29 Oct 2025 11:49 AM

Q2FY26 Quarterly Result Announced for ideaForge Technology Ltd.

Aerospace & Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q2FY26 results

  • Revenues: Rs 407.6 million compared to Rs 371.0 million during Q2FY25.
  • EBITDA: Rs -79.9 million compared to Rs -99.9 million during Q2FY25.
  • EBITDA Margin: -19.6% for Q2FY26.
  • PAT: Rs -196.2 million compared to Rs -137.3 million during Q2FY25.

Ankit Mehta, CEO said: “ideaForge has been built with grit and our perseverance. The consistent investment in innovation of substance has paid off so far in our journey. While H1FY26 has seen the reemergence of the demand signals after a muted FY25 for the Indian drone industry, it is our investment in next-gen platforms, new categories and GPS & comms. resilience that is paying off for us. The Armed Forces’ renewed emphasis on resilient UAV procurement and Emergency Procurement Cycle 6 (EP-6) allocations from the MoD continue to be a strong tailwind for the industry and India’s defence sector. In Q2, we stayed anchored on preparation and delivery to fulfill our EP-5 order while participating in EP-6 opportunities. The results have already begun to show, and more will trickle down soon.

In addition to these immediate procurement initiatives, the introduction of the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 is evidence that the government is also bringing in long-term structural changes in the defence procurement that will help advance the mission of ‘Raksha Atmanirbharta’ (Selfreliance in defence production).

On the global front, our efforts to build on the work we have done so far continued in Q2. Our SWITCH and Q6 platforms now carry NATO Stock Numbers (NSN), reemphasising our standing as a credible player in the cutting-edge UAV technology. And our partnership with First Breach Inc. to manufacture and distribute drones in the US through a Joint Venture strengthens our presence in the US.”

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Aerospace & Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q1FY26 results

  • Revenues: Rs 127.8 million compared to Rs 861.9 million during Q1FY25.
  • EBITDA: Rs -151.4 million compared to Rs 84.6 million during Q1FY25.
  • EBITDA Margin: -118.5% for Q1FY26.
  • PAT: Rs -235.6 million compared to Rs 11.7  million during Q1FY25.
  • PAT Margin: -184.3% for Q1FY26.

Ankit Mehta, CEO said: “The Q1FY26 marked a positive start for the financial year and reinforced ideaForge’s resilience: both in technology and in business. ideaForge secured a significant Rs 137 crore order under the Government’s 5th cycle of Emergency Procurement. This order followed rigorous technical evaluations and country-of-origin checks, highlighting our standing as a trusted partner to the Indian armed forces.

The quarter also saw our platforms play a role in Operation Sindoor, proving effective in the high-stakes battlefield scenario, reaffirming the resilience of our indigenous product development and deep-tech foundation.

Post-Operation Sindoor, government procurement has received a major boost, with the allocation of Rs 40,000 crores for the 6th cycle of Emergency Procurement for the armed forces. Additionally, the government has announced an RDI Fund of Rs 1 lakh crore, which will further boost innovation efforts in the industry. The next phase of PLI is also expected to be rolled out for drone manufacturers, which will be a major tailwind for the industry and ideaForge.

Our strategic and operational efforts are well on track, and we are committed to delivering long-term and meaningful value to our stakeholders.”

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Aerospace & Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q4FY25 results

  • Revenue: Rs 203 million compared to Rs 1,023 million during Q4FY24.
  • Gross Profit: Rs 73 million compared to Rs 440 million during Q4FY24.
  • Gross Profit margin: 35.9% for Q4FY25.
  • EBITDA: Rs -174.1 million compared to Rs 202.5 million during Q4FY24.
  • EBITDA margin: -85.7% for Q4FY25.
  • PAT: Rs -257.0million compared to Rs 103.3 million during Q4FY24.
  • PAT margin: -126.5% for Q4FY25.
  • Order Book Position: Rs 136 crore as on 31.03.2025.

Ankit Mehta, CEO, said: “FY25 saw a substantial slowdown for the broader drone industry in India, owing to the general elections in the first part and then the slow progress towards procurement initiatives, despite the latent demand. The industry started to regain momentum at the end of the year with the new emergency procurement cycle for CICT* operations going into tendering phase in Q4, along with trials of many other civil programs as well towards the end of the same quarter. And thus, while we did not see closure of opportunities to orderbook in Q4, we now see their healthy progression to our L1 pipeline.

Our efforts to diversify our revenue base got bolstered at the AeroIndia 2025, where we unveiled the concepts of two new categories of drones, namely, our ZOLT platform for Tactical and YETI for Logistics, unlocking new opportunities and partnerships, such as our partnership with Resonia Limited (Sterlite Group) for tower installation logistics. Our strategic investment in US-based Vantage Robotics has augmented platforms as small as nano drones (<250 g) to our portfolio.

The year also marked our transition from a drone manufacturer to a drone solution provider delivering not just best-in-class drones to our customers, but also actionable intelligence through our developments, such as FLYGHT CLOUD for cloud data analytics and FLYGHT DOCKS for consuming Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS). With the launch of NETRA 5 and SWITCH V2, we have demonstrated our ability to build capabilities that can future-proof our forces with unmatched resilience, performance, modularity, and AI.

With the augmentation of new categories and greater focus on the global markets, we are seeing increasing momentum towards international opportunities and partnerships. We intend to substantially increase the market opportunity for Indian drones globally and firmly establish them as a default part of the security, safety, and governance infrastructure of any country, city, or enterprise.”

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Aerospace & Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q3FY25 results

  • Revenues: Rs 176.1 million compared to Rs 909.0 million during Q3FY24.
  • Gross Profit: Rs 81.0 million compared to Rs 488.6 million during Q3FY24.
  • Gross Profit margin: 46.0% for Q3FY25.
  • EBITDA: Rs -125.8 million compared to Rs 261.9 million during Q3FY24.
  • EBITDA margin: -71.4% for Q3FY25.
  • PAT: Rs -240.2 million compared to Rs 148.0 million during Q3FY24.
  • PAT margin: -136.4% for Q3FY25.

Ankit Mehta, CEO said: “Conversion of opportunities to orderbook has been muted thus far in this financial year, largely attributable to elections and low government spending in this timeframe. However, the third quarter of this year has started to bring everything together, be it rapid progress in technology development, rekindling the latent demand from customers, and recognition of our efforts. Ranking 3rd globally as a dual-use drone manufacturer in DII’s Global Drone Review 2024 and our SWITCH UAV becoming the first and only small UAV certified as ‘Fit for Indian Military Use’ by DGQA exemplify our commitment to innovation and excellence. We opened a new application in the form of coastal surveillance with our SWITCH UAV being deployed for a coastal management solution in Maharashtra. In order to unlock the use of geospatial data in private enterprises, we have become part of Operation DRONAGIRI, a pilot project by the government of India under the National Geospatial Policy (NGP), 2022. Learnings from our successful Early Adopter Program initiative in the United States helped us conceptualize and also launch a new quadcopter platform (Q6 V3) in the United States. We are now excited to showcase our technology progress and vision at Aero India 2025.”

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Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q2FY25 results

Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue from Operations: Rs 371.0 million, compared to Rs 237.3 million (Q2FY24).
  • Gross Margin: Rs 91.2 million Margin 24.6%.

Business Highlights:

  • Obtained DGCA Type Certification for Q6 V2 UAV.
  • Initiation of FLYGHT Franchise – Franchise Owned Franchise Operated (FOFO) model for DaaS business.
  • 6 new patents filed, and 2 new patents granted.
  • Next-generation technology demonstration to customers at high altitude during HIMTECH 2024.
  • New Value-Added Resellers/Partners onboarded in the US.
  • Upgraded to CRISIL BBB /Stable corporate credit rating from CRISIL BBB/Stable.

Ankit Mehta, CEO, ideaForge Technology, said: “The second quarter of the year for us has been a period of doubling down on our initiatives. Our long-term efforts of pushing indigenisation and elimination of the use of critical sub-systems from geographies of concern are fructifying, and customers are actively thinking of looking under the hood to ensure there are no vulnerabilities due to the wrong country of origin. We continue our efforts in the new technology and product development and are making substantial progress on this front with a few early field tests and demos already underway. We filed six new patents in this quarter and two of our patents were granted as well, taking our global portfolio to 78 patents. Our paid PoCs for Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) even for enterprise customers are proving helpful in providing us invaluable insights to make it robust and effective. The initiation of the FLYGHT Franchise – a Franchise Owned Franchise Operated model for DaaS will help us scale up the DaaS business. On the international front, due to our increased presence in the US, we are also witnessing interest in our products and solutions from across the globe, and we are working diligently on these opportunities. There has been a shift in the timeline for progress in large opportunities due to the reduced pace of capex spending by the government, and we are tracking those opportunities closely. Our faith in the ability of drone technology to make a positive and meaningful impact is bolstered by the extensive use of drones during recent floods in Vijayawada and even in the US in Florida after Hurricane Milton. I am confident that in the coming times, drones will become ubiquitous for use in security, governance and disaster response, and ideaForge will continue to lead and push the boundaries of technology in this domain and drive its widespread adoption.”

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Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q1FY25 results:

Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue from Operations Rs 861.9 million as compared to Rs 970.7 million (Q1FY24)
  • EBITDA: Rs 84.6 million, Margin 9.8%
  • Profit Before Tax (PBT): Rs 15.7 million, Margin 1.8%
  • Profit After Tax (PAT): Rs 11.7 million, Margin 1.4%

Buisness Highlights:

  • Achieved AS9100:D and ISO 27001:2022 certifications
  • Launch of FLYGHT CLOUD Beta
  • Long-duration paid PoCs with enterprise customers for Drone as a Service (DaaS)
  • 5 new patents granted in Q1FY25
  • Successful EAPs and demos in the US with potential for orders
  • Strategic investments to build exclusive capability in surveillance (GalaxEye) and accelerate
  • DaaS expansion& middle-mile logistics development (TechEagle)

Commenting on the Results, Ankit Mehta, CEO said, “We witnessed the fructification of many of our initiatives in the first quarter of the year. We made significant progress on our diversification initiatives. The paid PoC agreements with prominent enterprise customers for Drone as a Service (DaaS) are a validation of our efforts and vision for the future of this technology. We are confident that in times to come DaaS will drive technology adoption and will prove to be instrumental in demand generation. The successful completion of the Early Adopter Program (EAP) with various customers in the US and their positive feedback are indications towards confirmed orders from that geography. This will also provide momentum to our endeavour of capturing the market share globally.

Operationally we continue pushing the bar higher. Achieving globally recognized certifications like AS 9100:D and ISO27001:2022 underscore our commitment to quality, excellence and security.

In line with our core philosophy of being a technology company, we have been making breakthroughs through innovation and we will continue to extend our competitive edge through these breakthroughs. The grant of 5 patents and the progress we made on technology and product development fronts are testament to the same.”

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Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q4FY24 results:

  • Revenue from Operations Rs 1023.0 million from Rs 386.6 million (Q4FY23)
  • EBITDA Rs 202.5 million, Margin 19.8%
  • Profit Before Tax (PBT) Rs 141.4 million, Margin 13.8%
  • Profit After Tax (PAT) Rs 103.3 million, Margin 10.1%

Commenting on the results, Ankit Mehta, CEO said, “4th Quarter has been a combination of execution and building phases for us. We were able to fulfill our delivery commitments before schedule underscoring our dedication to customers and emphasizing our ability to stay true to our commitments. The Great Place to Work certification has further strengthened our belief in the culture and environment we have created at ideaForge over the years.

We witnessed significant progress in our diversification initiatives. We conducted live demos with end customers in the US with our systems carrying out real-world missions and received affirmative and encouraging responses from these customers. Successful progress of Drone as a Service pilot programs and early paid pilots with anchor customers has provided the necessary boost to our plans for this business model.

Through our relentless pursuit of excellence and our unwavering commitment to innovation, we are confident to develop and build technology that reflects our aspiration of building the world’s first or the world’s best.

Q4 and FY24 results reinforce our belief that to evaluate our business, one must look at it holistically, with a combination of financial results, our efforts & achievements in diversification & product development & the moat we are creating through focusing on IP creation, and the growth trajectory of the UAV industry, and the defence space.”

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Defence company ideaForge Technology announced Q1FY24 results:

  • Revenues of Rs 970.7 million in Q1FY24 compared to Rs 992.7 million in Q1FY23, down 2.2% YoY
  • Gross profit of Rs 539.2 million in Q1FY24 compared to Rs 737.9 million in Q1FY23, down 26.9% YoY
  • Gross profit of 55.5% in Q1FY24 compared to 74.3% in Q1FY23
  • EBITDA of Rs 284.9 million in Q1FY24 compared to Rs 550.6 million in Q1FY23, down 48.3% YoY
  • EBITDA margins of 29.4% in Q1FY24 compared to 55.5% in Q1FY23 
  • Profit after tax of Rs 188.6 million in Q1FY24 compared to Rs 412.5 million in Q1FY23, down 54.3% YoY
  • PAT margins of 19.4% in Q1FY24 compared to 41.5% in Q1FY23

Commenting on the results, Ankit Mehta, CEO, said, “Company has made notable strides in its ability to constantly innovate by introducing products intricately engineered to serve a wide ambit of use cases. The launch of the new Netra V4 Pro UAV as well as the initiation of the development of the UAV logistics platform are a testament to this fact.

The company hit a major milestone in its SWITCH UAV contract deliverables with the successful delivery of a large batch to the client. The company has also received recognition from various institutions for its pioneering work in the field of drone technology, such recognitions motivate the team to continue to go the extra mile.

Given the nature and nascent stage of the drone industry in our country, our business performance is not immediately comparable every quarter. Aligning with the sectoral opportunities, we are actively pursuing new product development and business models. We remain committed to being the flag bearers of performance, reliability, and autonomy in this sunshine sector.”

 

 

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