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02 November 2023
by Akshara Parakala & Raghuraman C S
A scale mannequin of the ADE Archer (SRUAV-W) pictured at ADMS 2023. (Janes/Akshara Parakala)
India’s Aeronautical Growth Institution (ADE) – an company beneath the state-owned Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO) – has disclosed new particulars concerning the growth and testing of its new Quick-Vary Unmanned Aerial Car-Weaponised (SRUAV-W) – often known as ‘Archer’.
An ADE official advised
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on the eighth Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Present (ADMS), which was held in Bangalore from 26 to 27 October, that the SRUAV-W/Archer relies on the ADE’s Rustom-1 tactical UAV. “We’re working via the flight check part of Archer. We’re assured that we’ll have the ability to full the preliminary weaponised flight check part by June 2024,” the official mentioned.
Preliminary growth of the Rustom-1 began in 2009 for the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) function. Beneath the Archer venture, the UAV has been remodified to hold out armed missions. The modification is known to have began in mid-2022.
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