Back دردو غاتاك Arabic DRDO Ghatak Spanish स्वायत्त मानव रहित विमान अनुसंधान Hindi DRDO AURA ID DRDO AURA Polish DRDO AURA Tajik 奧拉無人作戰飛機 Chinese
| Ghatak | |
|---|---|
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| A scaled down technology demonstrator of DRDO Ghatak (SWiFT) | |
| Role | Stealth Unmanned Combat aerial Vehicle |
| National origin | India |
| Designer | Aeronautical Development Agency Aeronautical Development Establishment IIT Kanpur |
| First flight | 1 July, 2022[1] |
| Status | Taxi trials, autonomous take off and landing of technology demonstrator completed. |
| Primary user | Indian Air Force (expected) |
| Number built | 2 SWiFT prototypes[2] |
Ghatak (pronounced: gʰɑːt̪ək; lit. 'Deadly' in Sanskrit)[a], initially designated as Indian Unmanned Strike Air Vehicle (IUSAV), is an autonomous jet powered stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), being developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force.[3][4] The design work on the UCAV is to be carried out by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA) was a tentative name for the UCAV.[5][6] Details of the project are classified.[7]
The Ghatak UCAV will have an internal weapons bay for carrying missiles, bombs and precision-guided munitions. Its design will be based on a flying-wing concept, and will be powered by a turbofan engine.
The first flight of a scaled down testbed was carried out in July 2022,[8] and that of a full scale prototype is expected in 2025.[9]
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