India's Long Endurance UCAV completed First Flight
Rustom-2 has a wingspan of more than 20m and an endurance of 24-30 hours
Dan Arkin
| 20/11/2016
The Times of India reported that the Rustom-2, India's long endurance unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), completed its first flight last week.
Rustom-2 has a wingspan of more than 20m and an endurance of 24-30 hours. It will have automatic take-off and landing capabilities and unlike traditional UAVs, will need a runway to take off and land. It will have an enhanced aerodynamic configuration, digital flight control, and navigation system.
The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), which developed the vehicle, hopes to bag orders from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, but its ability to stick to deadlines and provide a quality platform will be key to this. The Army inducted DRDO's Nishanth UAV but is contemplating junking it following several crashes.
Rustom-2 has a wingspan of more than 20m and an endurance of 24-30 hours
The Times of India reported that the Rustom-2, India's long endurance unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), completed its first flight last week.
Rustom-2 has a wingspan of more than 20m and an endurance of 24-30 hours. It will have automatic take-off and landing capabilities and unlike traditional UAVs, will need a runway to take off and land. It will have an enhanced aerodynamic configuration, digital flight control, and navigation system.
The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), which developed the vehicle, hopes to bag orders from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, but its ability to stick to deadlines and provide a quality platform will be key to this. The Army inducted DRDO's Nishanth UAV but is contemplating junking it following several crashes.
