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India announces first flight of tail-less stealth UAV demonstrator

A subscale demonstrator of a stealthy flying wing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed by Indian defense researchers has achieved a first flight in a tailless configuration.

The test, announced on Dec. 15 by India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), is a step towards flight trials of a follow-on, full-scale flying wing UAS.

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The prototype is designed with a composite structure that includes embedded fiber sensors that function as a health monitoring system, the MOD said.

The aircraft also landed autonomously without assistance from ground radars or a remote operator, the MOD added. The aircraft fused data from onboard sensors with India’s regional satellite-based augmentation system.

 

[Soldier35]

Armenia buys Indian Akash air defense systems. Armenia and India have entered into an agreement to purchase Indian Akash air defense systems; the contract is valued at $720 million. The Akash air defense system began to be developed in 1983 by the Defense Research and Development Laboratory; production of the air defense system began in 2008 by Bharat Dynamics Ltd. At the moment, two types of Akash air defense systems are produced in India - a basic one with a destruction range of up to 30 kilometers and an upgraded one with a destruction range of up to 70 km. Which of these two types of air defense systems Armenia ordered is still unknown. The Akash air defense system can be mounted on a T-72 or BMP-3 wheeled or tracked chassis. The Akash air defense system includes: - a launcher with three anti-aircraft missiles, - a multifunctional radar "Rajendra" capable of detecting targets at a range of up to 60 kilometers, as well as a control point. The complex's radar with a phased array antenna allows simultaneous tracking of up to 64 targets and guidance of up to 12 missiles. The air defense system is equipped with missiles with a warhead weighing about 60 kilograms and a flight speed of 1000 m/s. The air defense system can hit targets at altitudes of up to 19 kilometers.

 

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India announces first flight of tail-less stealth UAV demonstrator

What is the size and weight of this demonstrator?