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Drones & Counter-UAS

Nifty 500 UAV, loitering-munition, counter-drone, and enabling-electronics exposure.

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Theme price path

Drones & Counter-UAS vs Nifty 500

Weekly basket performance over the latest 52 observations. Green is ahead of Nifty 500; red is behind.

Through 19 Oct 2026
Coverage healthy
Theme aheadTheme behindNifty 500Base 100 at the first visible weekLatest: Outperforming +21.0%
859610711812931 Oct 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 100.0 | Nifty 500 100.0 | In line 0.0% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%07 Nov 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 97.3 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -1.9% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%14 Nov 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 104.3 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Outperforming +3.8% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%21 Nov 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 101.5 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Outperforming +1.2% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%28 Nov 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 100.1 | Nifty 500 100.9 | Underperforming -0.8% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%05 Dec 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 97.6 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -2.9% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%12 Dec 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 93.6 | Nifty 500 100.1 | Underperforming -6.5% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%19 Dec 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 92.4 | Nifty 500 99.9 | Underperforming -7.5% | breadth 33% | coverage 100%26 Dec 2025 | Drones & Counter-UAS 95.7 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -4.6% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%02 Jan 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 95.5 | Nifty 500 101.6 | Underperforming -6.0% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%09 Jan 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 97.0 | Nifty 500 99.0 | Underperforming -2.0% | breadth 83% | coverage 100%16 Jan 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 95.8 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -3.3% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%23 Jan 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 91.3 | Nifty 500 95.8 | Underperforming -4.7% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%01 Feb 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 101.1 | Nifty 500 95.4 | Outperforming +6.0% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%06 Feb 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 94.1 | Nifty 500 98.8 | Underperforming -4.8% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%13 Feb 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 94.7 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Underperforming -3.7% | breadth 67% | coverage 100%20 Feb 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 97.3 | Nifty 500 98.7 | Underperforming -1.4% | breadth 83% | coverage 100%27 Feb 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 97.8 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Outperforming +0.1% | breadth 67% | coverage 100%06 Mar 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 104.5 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Outperforming +10.2% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%13 Mar 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 99.2 | Nifty 500 90.2 | Outperforming +10.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%20 Mar 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 96.5 | Nifty 500 90.0 | Outperforming +7.2% | breadth 33% | coverage 100%27 Mar 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 91.8 | Nifty 500 88.7 | Outperforming +3.5% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%02 Apr 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 94.0 | Nifty 500 88.3 | Outperforming +6.5% | breadth 83% | coverage 100%10 Apr 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 102.9 | Nifty 500 94.2 | Outperforming +9.2% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%17 Apr 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 108.5 | Nifty 500 96.5 | Outperforming +12.4% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%24 Apr 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 111.2 | Nifty 500 95.2 | Outperforming +16.8% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%30 Apr 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 110.9 | Nifty 500 95.7 | Outperforming +15.9% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%08 May 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 114.8 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Outperforming +17.7% | breadth 83% | coverage 100%15 May 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 110.4 | Nifty 500 95.0 | Outperforming +16.2% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%22 May 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 111.6 | Nifty 500 95.5 | Outperforming +16.9% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%29 May 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 110.8 | Nifty 500 95.6 | Outperforming +15.9% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%05 Jun 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 113.0 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Outperforming +19.2% | breadth 67% | coverage 100%12 Jun 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 112.6 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Outperforming +18.2% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%19 Jun 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 121.5 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Outperforming +24.4% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%26 Jun 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 116.0 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Outperforming +19.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%03 Jul 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 118.0 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Outperforming +20.0% | breadth 83% | coverage 100%10 Jul 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 118.1 | Nifty 500 98.5 | Outperforming +19.9% | breadth 33% | coverage 100%17 Jul 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 114.4 | Nifty 500 98.4 | Outperforming +16.3% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%24 Jul 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 116.7 | Nifty 500 96.7 | Outperforming +20.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%31 Jul 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 113.4 | Nifty 500 98.9 | Outperforming +14.7% | breadth 33% | coverage 100%07 Aug 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 117.5 | Nifty 500 100.0 | Outperforming +17.5% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%14 Aug 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 123.3 | Nifty 500 99.5 | Outperforming +23.9% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%21 Aug 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 125.2 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Outperforming +26.3% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%28 Aug 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 122.2 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Outperforming +23.2% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%04 Sept 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 121.7 | Nifty 500 98.1 | Outperforming +24.1% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%11 Sept 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 121.8 | Nifty 500 96.4 | Outperforming +26.3% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%18 Sept 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 115.8 | Nifty 500 96.3 | Outperforming +20.2% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%25 Sept 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 115.7 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Outperforming +21.4% | breadth 33% | coverage 100%01 Oct 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 111.2 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Outperforming +20.6% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%09 Oct 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 109.8 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Outperforming +19.1% | breadth 33% | coverage 100%16 Oct 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 113.6 | Nifty 500 93.9 | Outperforming +21.0% | breadth 83% | coverage 100%19 Oct 2026 | Drones & Counter-UAS 112.5 | Nifty 500 93.0 | Outperforming +21.0% | breadth 17% | coverage 100%Outperforming +21.0%31 Oct 202524 Apr 202619 Oct 2026
Theme return
+12.5%
Nifty 500
-7.0%
Vs Nifty 500
+21.0%
Latest coverage
6/6
How this plot is calculated

The theme line is green when its cumulative rebased performance is above Nifty 500 and red when it is below. The chart callout shows the latest relative performance as the theme level divided by the benchmark level, minus one.

The basket uses the theme's current reviewed companies. For each available week, we calculate every valid constituent's close-to-close return and give each company the same weight. If a weekly rollup is missing or lags the daily series, the final available daily close in that week is used.

For baskets with at least 10 valid stocks, the highest and lowest 5% of weekly returns are trimmed to reduce split, corporate-action, and single-stock distortions. Weekly basket returns are then compounded and rebased to 100 beside the Nifty 500.

Breadth is the share of valid constituents that rose that week. Coverage is the number with usable aligned prices divided by current membership. Weekly moves above 80% are excluded as likely data or corporate-action outliers.

Limitation: this is a current-membership historical reconstruction, not a point-in-time investable index. It can contain survivorship bias and excludes costs, liquidity impact, dividends, and rebalancing turnover.

Model note: Current-member weekly equal-weight returns (5% tails trimmed for baskets of 10+), compounded and rebased to 100 against Nifty 500; lagging weekly rollups are patched with the final available daily close, and rotation uses 13-week excess return with four-week acceleration.

Theme scorecard

Measures whether this idea is investable today by blending cohort quality, valuation cushion, and price momentum. It is a research filter, not advice.

Build portfolio from this theme
Theme
35
Stretched
Quality
42
Valuation
18
Momentum
51
Positive MoS
17%
P/E 69.0 · ROCE 26%
Curated research view

Drones & Counter-UAS

A focused investor view: high-conviction names first, then small/micro exposure only as controlled satellite risk. Live U-Score and MoS still come from the current database.

64/100
Theme score
Selective and high volatility
Investability
48.2
Live avg U
-78.8%
Live avg MoS

Curated company map

Names from the curated theme note. Solid chips are present in the live eligible cohort; dashed chips need membership review, ticker verification, or may be indirect/unlisted exposure.

6/6 live eligible

Investment thesis

The listed Nifty 500 opportunity is broader than drone manufacturing: it includes unmanned aircraft, loitering munitions, counter-drone systems, airborne electronics, and drone-delivered weapons. Product capability does not automatically imply material revenue, so orders and segment disclosure must confirm the thesis.

1-2 year outlook: Strong strategic relevance but uneven listed-company revenue visibility. Treat it as a research basket, not a pure-play index.
Recommended allocation: 2-5% as satellite exposure until revenue disclosure improves.

Key triggers

  • UAV and loitering-munition orders
  • Counter-UAS deployments
  • Drone-swarm and autonomous-system programmes
  • Export and civil-certification progress

Major risks

  • Early-stage or immaterial revenue
  • Rapid technology obsolescence
  • Procurement delays
  • High valuation and theme crowding
Small, micro, and SME names should be opt-in exposure. Suggested filters: U-Score above 65, positive MoS, Piotroski 7+, debt/equity below 0.8, promoter pledge below 10%, and enough traded value to exit without slippage.

Thesis

A curated Nifty 500 Drones & Counter-UAS cohort covering unmanned aircraft, loitering munitions, counter-drone systems, and disclosed airborne electronics. These exposures can be a small part of a diversified company, so users should verify segment materiality before investing.

  • ▸Military UAV and loitering-munition programmes
  • ▸Counter-UAS detection and neutralisation
  • ▸Airborne electronics and drone-delivered systems

Top picks · ranked by U-Score within this cohort

Full cohort

The rationale above is editorial — the ranking uses our U-Score engine so the names you see first are the strongest fundamentals fit, not the most popular or most-mentioned. Re-rank yourself if you weigh valuation or quality differently. All information is for study purposes only — consult your financial advisor before investing.