DRDO tests unmanned fighter aircraft
Bengaluru, July 1
The DRDO on Friday successfully carried out the maiden flight of an unmanned fighter aircraft at Chitradurga in Karnataka.
Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight and a smooth touchdown, the DRDO said in a statement.
The flight marked a major milestone in proving critical technologies towards the development of future unmanned aircraft and is a significant step towards self-reliance in such strategic defence technologies, it read.
The UAV is powered by a small turbofan engine. The airframe, undercarriage and entire flight control and avionics systems used for the aircraft were indigenously developed. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO. “It is a major achievement,” he said.
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