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DRDO carries out maiden flight of Unmanned Combat Aircraft | Daily Current Affairs Dose
DRDO carries out maiden flight of Unmanned Combat Aircraft / Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator was carried out successfully by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka on July 01, 2022
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Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown. This Unmanned Combat Aircraft flight marks a major milestone in terms of proving critical technologies towards the development of future unmanned aircraft and is significant step towards self-reliance in such strategic defence technologies.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle / Unmanned Combat Aircraft develop by
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is designed & developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, a premier research laboratory of DRDO. It is powered by a small turbofan engine. The airframe, undercarriage and entire flight control and avionics systems used for the aircraft were developed indigenously
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and said it is a major achievement towards autonomous aircraft and will pave the way for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in terms of critical military systems.
Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic
- DRDO Formed by: 1958
- Headquarters: DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi
- DRDO Motto: Sanskrit: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम् "Strength's Origin is in Knowledge"
- DRDO Executive: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO
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