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The Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance Beyond Horizon-201 [2] or TAPAS BH-201(lit. ' Heat ') (formerly referred to as Rustom-II until 2016 [3]) is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) [4] unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed in India by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) on the lines of General Atomics MQ-1 Predator.
Times Now news quoting DRDO scientists reports that this design ensures optimum fuel use and stability for the aircraft. [15] The Ghatak UCAV is projected to weigh less than a fighter jet and is intended to be powered by a 'dry engine' derivative of GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri turbofan engine capable of producing a thrust of 52 kN. [ 5 ]
The agency will also follow up issues related to infrastructure and expertise for the product and its support, thereby overcoming time delays in crucial projects. [9] Rustom-1 has a wingspan of 7.9 m (26 ft) [10] and weighs 720 kg (1,590 lb), [10] will be launched by the conventional method and not the launcher as in the case of the DRDO ...
GIDS Shahpar — (Reconnaissance Drone), Pakistan Air Force & Pakistan Army has inducted. [150] GIDS Shahpar-2; GIDS Uqab — (Real Time Reconnaissance Drone), Pakistan Army has inducted. [151] GIDS Uqab-II — (Naval Variant of the Uqab), Pakistan Navy has inducted first squadron. Integrated Dynamics Border Eagle — (Surveillance Drone) [152]
DRDO has delivered the first four UAVs to the Indian Army at a cost of ₹ 800 million (equivalent to ₹ 1.8 billion or US$21 million in 2023)800 million ₹ ($17.9 million). [ 8 ] According to The Times Of India , two UAVs crash-landed in Jaisalmer district near the India-Pakistan border due to change in wind direction on April 28 and April 30.
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It was formally inducted into Indian army's corps of engineers on 19 December 2011. The Indian army placed a total order of 20 ROVs and 6 of them are now operational with army. Each unit cost about Rs. 9 million. [73] [74] DRDO is developing robotic soldiers and mules capable of carrying luggage up to 400 kg at high altitudes. [75]
Three Netra UAVs were used in Uttarakhand by the NDRF for locating people during the 2013 North India floods. [21] [22] It was Netra's first deployment in a disaster rescue operation. They were used in Badrinath and Kedarnath, where real-time monitoring of their video feed helped locate hundreds of survivors with precision.