The Jindivik was wholey developed in Australia under British Ministry specifications.

The first Jindivik was accepted in October 1951 and subsequently crashed in June 1954.

Later MkII Jindiviks incorporated a larger air intake and a thinner wing section.

Jindivik remote control aircraft were manufactured up into the late 1900's and were supplied to the RAAF, RAN, Great Britain, Sweden and the United States of America