India US Negotiating UAV Co-Development Program: Pentagon Official
Washington: The US and India are negotiating a co-development program for the air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a top Pentagon official said Tuesday. “I would like to highlight a very exciting project we are currently negotiating -- air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV will be a co-development program between the US Air Force Research Labs, the Indian Air Force, India's Defence Research and Development Organisation, and … an Indian start up company,” said Ellen M Lord, Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and S…
India vs China ‘Clash Of Drones’ : How Israel-Built Indian Drones Stack-Up Against Chinese UAVs?
Engaged in a bitter border clash, both India and China have realized the value of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and are unleashing their best drones to keep a hawks eye on each other and pre-empt the opponent. Israel Aerospace Industries is the foremost supplier of UAVs to the Indian Army, with the Heron and Searchers drones used for reconnaissance and strikes, and Harpies and Harops used for anti-radiation purposes. In November 2005, media reports claimed that India was set to purchase about 50 Heron Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (…
India Deployed Combat Jets Mistaking Migratory Birds for Drones
India had scrambled scores of fighter jets to tackle migratory birds for weeks mistaking them for enemy drones in a sensitive border region. India had scrambled scores of fighter jets to tackle migratory birds for weeks mistaking them for enemy drones in a sensitive border region. The Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed fighter aircraft after radars flagged unsolicited intrusion into Indian territories along the border region in the western state of Gujarat. As soon as the jets started flying, the “enemies” disappeared from the rad…
Unmanned technology will be the focus of future warfare: DRDO
Future warfare scenario requires multiple functionality unmanned technology with human intelligence interface and ability to coordinate multiple systems in consonance, DRDO Director General Avinash Chander said here today. Space, cyber space and asymmetric dimensions of warfare are assuming greater importance than the traditional ones and advancement of various critical technologies, sensors, robotics, communication, advanced materials and electronics are paving way for development of unmanned warfare systems, he said. In future, t…
Robotic soldiers working in groups to be reality by 2023: DRDO chief
Robotic soldiers that work in groups could be a reality in a decade from now, according to Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor, Secretary, Defence and Director General R&D of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Chander was speaking at the first international conference in Advances in Robotics-2013 (AIR 2013) that began at the Research and Development Establishment (R&DE) Engineers here on Thursday. Emphasising on the increasing importance of robotics in unmanned warfare scenario, Chander threw light on Ind…
Navy plans unmanned aircraft to tackle piracy
The Indian Navy is mooting deployment of unmanned surface and sub-surface vehicles to strengthen its anti-piracy operations. The Navy has submitted its qualitative requirements for a ship-track-and-trail vehicle to the Vizag-based Naval Science and Technological Laboratory ( NSTL ) for "tackling non-state threats and players". The move is to develop an unmanned vehicle that can be deployed from a naval ship to recce waters in an operational area for suspicious movement and presence of hostile elements. "Navy's id…
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