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India’s Own MALE UAS Still in Development
This full-scale model of the Rustom 2 Male UAV being developed by the DRDO was displayed at the 2010 Aero India event.
This full-scale model of the Rustom 2 Male UAV being developed by the DRDO was displayed at the 2010 Aero India event.

India’s own medium-altitude long-endurance (Male) UAS has experienced another delay, with first flight now expected toward the end of next year. A senior official from the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) told AIN that the Rustom-2 project has suffered from lack of access to technology for sensors and engines. “Requirements for ISR are huge in India, given threats from the border. However, Hale, micro and nano UAVs require powerful algorithms. That is where we require help,” added V.S. Chandra Shekhar, associate director of the DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE).

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