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The DRDO Rustom (lit: "Warrior") is a family of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the three services, Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, of the Indian Armed Forces. [4]
They introduced the greneOS Defence platform, now known as DefOS, [6] an autonomous and unified defence system in 2021. It is an AI-powered Unified Autonomous Defense Operating System that delivers Autonomous Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Collaboration, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C5ISRT), taking ...
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 ]
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.
The renewed international interest is believed to be led by India, which has requested access to the capability as a potential follow-on to the planned acquisition of as many as 20 GA-ASI MQ-9 UAVs, 10 each for its Army and Navy [25] and wants to acquire 100 Avenger drones for its Air Force at the cost of $8 billion. [26] [25]
Ten years ago, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes to reveal a secret R&D project he declared would lead to wide-scale autonomous drone delivery capable of dropping off packages in 30 ...
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]
The drones are operable at high-altitudes, rough-weather conditions and can fly at a speed of 100 km/h and has ability to strike multiple drones at the target. [ 5 ] For promoting drone development, the Indian Air Force also launched a three-year long competition in 2018, named, Mehar Baba Swarm Drone Competition that was open for distinct ...