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Nishant UAV a step closer to Army induction
Bangalore (PTI): India's indigenous pilotless aircraft, 'Nishant', has moved a step closer to induction into the Army.
A pre-induction trial carried out by the Indian Army along with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on friday has been successful, DRDO officials said. "The confirmatory trials were successful," they said.
Army troops which would work with the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) took out 'Nishant' for trials at Kolar in Karnataka.
"Nishant has completed development phase and user trials. The present flight tests are pre-confirmatory trials before induction into the Services," officials said.
The flight test was witnessed by user (Army) representatives, in the presence of senior scientists of DRDO.
The UAV will give Indian Army capabilities for discrete aerial reconnaissance and target acquisition on land and air. The Indian Army would put 'Nishant' to use in forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir, for gathering electronic intelligence and for electro-optical reconnaissance.
In a battlefield, 'Nishant' can help Army units to direct heavy artillery shelling and for guiding fighter aircraft to fire rockets and drop precision bombs at enemy positions. It can also be used in anti-tank role.
Nishant is one of the few UAVs in the world in its weight class capable of being catapult launched and recovered by using parachute, thus eliminating the need for a runway as in case of conventional take-off and landing with wheels.
The Hindu News Update Service
Bangalore (PTI): India's indigenous pilotless aircraft, 'Nishant', has moved a step closer to induction into the Army.
A pre-induction trial carried out by the Indian Army along with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on friday has been successful, DRDO officials said. "The confirmatory trials were successful," they said.
Army troops which would work with the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) took out 'Nishant' for trials at Kolar in Karnataka.
"Nishant has completed development phase and user trials. The present flight tests are pre-confirmatory trials before induction into the Services," officials said.
The flight test was witnessed by user (Army) representatives, in the presence of senior scientists of DRDO.
The UAV will give Indian Army capabilities for discrete aerial reconnaissance and target acquisition on land and air. The Indian Army would put 'Nishant' to use in forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir, for gathering electronic intelligence and for electro-optical reconnaissance.
In a battlefield, 'Nishant' can help Army units to direct heavy artillery shelling and for guiding fighter aircraft to fire rockets and drop precision bombs at enemy positions. It can also be used in anti-tank role.
Nishant is one of the few UAVs in the world in its weight class capable of being catapult launched and recovered by using parachute, thus eliminating the need for a runway as in case of conventional take-off and landing with wheels.
The Hindu News Update Service
