Threat actor
IdeaForge
Last fetched
IdeaForge is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
ideaForge Technology Limited, based in Mumbai, is a drone manufacturer and provider of surveillance UAVs for law enforcement. The company distributes the NETRA series, developed in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). These lightweight drones are designed for vertical takeoff and landing and are equipped with high-resolution daylight and thermal cameras. They are used primarily for real-time aerial surveillance including where GPS signals are weak or unavailable. Indian police forces across multiple states, including Delhi, Mumbai, Punjab, Assam, Gujarat, Mangaluru, and Karnataka, have adopted ideaForge drones for operations that include crowd monitoring, protest surveillance, and nighttime patrols.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for IdeaForge in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to IdeaForge today — this states the absence of a published link, not that IdeaForge has no infrastructure.
References
- https://asianaviation.com/ideaforge-drones-deployed-in-mangaluru/
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/eye-spy-delhi-police-sharpens-surveillance-in-digital-age-ai-image-to-use-next-gen-netra-to-identify-potential-threats/articleshow/121937425.cms
- https://www.medianama.com/2024/05/223-ideaforge-skylark-labs-partnership-india-drone-sector/
- https://dronelife.com/2025/06/23/indian-army-awards-emergency-uav-contract-to-ideaforge/
- https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/ideaforge-launches-drone-as-a-service-model-in-india-for-enterprises/article68782395.ece
- https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/in-focus/story/ideaforge-and-galaxeye-ink-airborne-radar-mou-to-help-identify-indias-hidden-enemies-399799-2023-09-26
- https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2022/03/03/pwr19-ideaforge.html
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Related pages
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Queries
Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.
MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25Run yourself →Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.
MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000Run yourself →Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
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