General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) on a dirt strip near El Mirage, Calif. The ability to take off and land on unimproved surfaces demonstrates Mojave’s departure from traditional fixed-wing aircraft’s dependance on prepared runways. This new capability provides greater versatility and…
The Indian Armed Forces is most likely to procure 97 indigenously developed drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for over Rs 10,000 Crores for surveillance purpose along China and Pakistan borders. The project will be under the ‘Make-in-India’ route. As per ANI, a scientific study was carried out by the Indian Armed Forces jointly and…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have confirmed that the indigenously developed Tapas BH-201 (Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon 201) MALE (medium-altitude long Endurance) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), is now ready for user evaluation trials. Notably, the user evaluation trials are deemed crucial by the DRDO, as they will assess the functional…
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, has developed an indigenous version of the Kamikaze drone which is a type of suicide drone. The suicide drone can carry a warhead of up to 6 kg for up to 100 km. Further, the drones are equipped with stalled technology which enables them to escape radar identification….
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility. This MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft and innovative air mobility between the two civil aviation authorities. This collaboration would…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully carried out the transfer of command and control capabilities of TAPAS-BH UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). The demonstration that took place recently involved commanding the UAV from a distant ground station to the onboard INS Subhadra, a warship situated 148 km away from Karnataka’s Karwar…
The Indian Army (IA) has signed a deal with Economic Explosives Limited (EEL) Nagpur, for acquiring over 450 Nos. of indigenously developed Nagastra-1 loitering munitions. Manufactured by EEL, these loitering munitions can carry out surveillance up to 15 Km range and also strike enemy targets with their warhead. The deal has been signed under the…
BY RITIKA BEHAL Overview of India’s Military Drone Arsenal In the Indian context, the Indian Armed Forces has long been operating the imported Israeli Searcher and Heron drones for C4ISTAR roles and even possesses anti-radiation suicide drones from Israel itself, however they do not as yet have armed or missile firing drones their inventory. Refer…
Drones – Force Multiplier in Combat and Commercial Applications (Part 2 of the Blog Series) BY RITIKA BEHAL Drones or Unnamed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be the major force multipliers in the future battles, as they are not only precise in striking but are also economical to develop and maintain as compared to most of…
BY RITIKA BEHAL Drones or Unnamed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be the major force multipliers in the future battles, as they are not only precise in striking but are also economical to develop and maintain as compared to most of the other conventional war fighting machines. In recent years, the capabilities of Unmanned Vehicles have…
