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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.
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 ...
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.
Today, there are a range of firms across India, which design and manufacture key components for DRDO, allowing it to source locally for quite a substantial chunk of its procurement. The DRDO has also endeavoured to use COTS (Commercial off the shelf) processors and technology, and follow Open Architecture standards, wherever possible, in order ...
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 ...
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]
India's Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) has just announced the successful flight test of a Lakshya-2 pilotless targeting drone. According to a DRDO statement on 21 dec 2010, "Users have indicated their requirement of flying pilotless target aircraft at very low altitudes (15 to 25 metres above sea level) to simulate the trajectory ...