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First flight of Rustom II UAV next February
The maiden flight of Rustom II, a medium altitude long endurance unmanned combat air vehicle, has been scheduled for February 2014, by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). The aircraft, which is named after Professor Rustom B. Damania of the Indian Institute of Science, is being developed by the ADE in Bengaluru, which is part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
ADE Director P.S. Krishnan said. “The first flight of Rustom II will be in February 2014 and we are confident that it will meet all the parameters.”
The first version of Rustom had an endurance of 12 to 15 hours, which has been drastically improved. Equipped with contemporary technology, Rustom II will have an endurance level of 24 to 30 hours.
About unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant, he said that the Indian Army was likely to place orders for eight more to the already four ordered. Nishant had completed the confirmatory trials in Pokhran and Chandan ranges in the past.
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