It took them more than 3yrs to make it way for induction, the western & northern trials took place in 2022, only the eastern front trials were left, from then on to 2026, for a drone where army was directly involved in it, from developing the drone to trials,
The redtape bureaucracy needs to go,
Our biggest enemy is the Indian procurement policy,
These type of drones can really make the difference, as it's not a conventional loitering drone like shahed -136, it's a modular drone, we can swap the engine and payload as per operational requirement,
Works in GPS denied environment,
You can get ISR capability at a range of 1000km with 20hr endurance,
And that for low cost, it bridges the gap between small ISR to MALE drones, and it's a High altitude drone, the interception cost will be more than the drone itself, and large numbers of them can easily saturate the enemy AD, as unlike shahed, geran or other similar drones can be taken out by small drone interceptors, anti aircraft guns, which are low cost & the best solution, but for taking out something that flies above 20000ft you need to burn the AD missiles, even with manpad you can't shoot them,
This is the 1st IDDM pusher prop CTOL UAV design ordered by the armed forces. All others have been quadcopter/VTOL systems till date.
We need more pvt companies to step up and develop MALE/HALE armed UAVs in the Predator/Reaper class.
Divyastraa mk1 from hoverit
Currently in development trials,
Specs:
Endurance -5hrs
Range 500km
Top speed - 300-400kmph
Payload -15kg,
They are working on divyastramk2, 2000km range, 40-50kg payload loitering drone
This Cambrian explosion of the pvt. drone industry is delightful to see.
Hope GoI/IAF don't screw this up.
Hope GoI/IAF don't screw this up.
A Beautiful 
piece from DG propulsion, this Beauty can create a beast,
@marich01 @RationalGuy @Speedster1
piece from DG propulsion, this Beauty can create a beast, @marich01 @RationalGuy @Speedster1
Any idea what is this?A Beautiful
@marich01 @RationalGuy @Speedster1
View attachment 50780
Mini jet engine from DG propulsion, can power drones & missiles
They are the reason the explosion is happening.
GoI made drone policy liberal. IAF started Mehar Baba Competition in 2018. IA restructured and made UAVs a priority.