India flight tests Rustom 2 medium altitude drone with higher powered engines

[Khatri_pune]

Excellent..... Keep up the good work boys.
Never let the failure make you stop trying.

@Maarkhoor
If we fail in Mk2 we will try Mk3, & if we fail in Mk3 we will try Mk4......
so dont worry...

 

[Mitro]

How long India using israhell drone their brain is like monkey they can not replicate after using nearly 2 decades what a same .
Beg steal copy do whatever if ur survival depends on it .
But Indian are slaves for century the old habits are hard to die .

 

[punit]

How long India using israhell drone their brain is like monkey they can not replicate after using nearly 2 decades what a same .
Beg steal copy do whatever if ur survival depends on it .
But Indian are slaves for century the old habits are hard to die .

You are by product of that slavery. Feel proud now.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Go ask Thomas E. Edison who made light bulb only after hundreds moments of failure.


Guess not everyone has privilege to get Free military equipments to ballistic Missiles ready to painted & named.

better to develop failed/mediocre products (as claimed by Pakistanis) rather than developing nothing...And btw how many countries develop their own military drones?

Its funny he considers up-graded variants as a failure, when in fact ability to upgrade shows good design to add changes.

Given F-16 has 58 upgraded variants I guess it is failure too given his nation so desperate to get second hand F-16s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon_variants

And because of that we have reached here on rustom 2, learned from mistakes, gained more knowledge and made a product that is very promising and hasn't crashed.....thank you for your concern.
this is how we brought our first rocket:-
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and today that same organisation stands here:-
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His knowledge on aerospace project is equivalent to his nation's aerospace industry

India is the 13th largest aerospace exporter at $ 3 billion in 2016

Where as Pakistan at 84th with $6 million place languishes behind aerospace industries of nations like Mali, Zimbabwe and Bostwana, despite claiming to be capable of building 4th fighter like J-17 indegenously

 

[Water Car Engineer]

There will be a single engine, twin boom version like Heron, etc.

Current

Looks like the propeller blades, engine housing have been re-designed.

Older model with older blade, engine housing design.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Already a tale of failed project Rustom 1 but as usual you people will never acknowledge it but start Rustom 3 lols

Rustom 1 was never supposed to be operational, it was a tech demo program for Rustom 2. However, that platform have gotten interest from users - navy, crpf.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Rustom 1 was never supposed to be operational, it was a tech demo program for Rustom 2. However, that platform have gotten interest from users - navy, crpf.

Tejas MK1 and Arjun Mk1 also for tech demo like Kaveri and indigenous radar?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Tejas MK1 and Arjun Mk1 also for tech demo like Kaveri and indigenous radar?

No, both are operational, difference. There are several radars in operation today and in development. Kaveri restarted. Rustom 1 was never made for any user, unlike others.

 

[shootingstar]

There will be a single engine, twin boom version like Heron, etc.

Current

Looks like the propeller blades, engine housing have been re-designed.

Older model with older blade, engine housing design.

What is the new improved engine?

 

[patman]

Looks good

 

[Shajida Khan]

India is the only country who made version two despite failure of original, like Rustom 2, Arjun MK2, Tejas MK2

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2016/03/20/india-finalizes-3b-blueprint-for-uav-fleets/
India Finalizes $3B Blueprint for UAV Fleets

• Air Force: Three Rustom UCAVs and one ground station at a cost of $60 million; two stealth UCAVs called autonomous unmanned research aircraft (AURA) and one ground station for $75 million; 30 Nirbhay UAVs and unspecified numbers of Lakshya-II remotely piloted high speed target drones at a cost of $531,687 per unit.

• Navy: Three Rustom UCAVs and one ground station for $60 million with 12 more to come; 10 MALE Rustoms at a cost of $225 million; four Pawan mini UAVs for $33.2 million; 50 air- and ship-launched Nirbhay UAVs; three rotary UAVs at a cost of $232 million; unspecified numbers of Netra micro UAVs for $50,000 per unit; and Gagan tactical UAVs at a cost of $55 million with help from Israel.

• Army:Three Rustom UCAVs and one ground station at a cost of $60 million and 12 more in the future; 10 Rustom-2 UCAVs for $342.3 million; 12 Nishant UAVs at a cost of $5 million each; and three hybrid mini-UAVs and one ground station for $350,000.

 

[noksss]

India is the only country who made version two despite failure of original, like Rustom 2, Arjun MK2, Tejas MK2

And assemblers cant even do that

 

[Mitro]

Nobody is hiring you then Why putting your resume out in public.
Aryan - Afghan - Mughal - british kis ki nazaish Aulad hai bata.

You are by product of that slavery. Feel proud now.

This is the best Indian can come up with 90% oldies and all from south Indian babus just worried about their retirement benefits won't allow anybody from central or north in research
take 1-2 decades more India is in no rush.

 

[punit]

Nobody is hiring you then Why putting your resume out in public.
Aryan - Afghan - Mughal - british kis ki nazaish Aulad hai bata.

wow .. what a comeback.

 

[ramu]

India is the only country who made version two despite failure of original, like Rustom 2, Arjun MK2, Tejas MK2

Do you know the original V1 Samsung Note was a failure? I bought it but had to switch in a few days.

Product development is not about end product alone. It is about research, problem solving, technical know how, production control, manufacturing and sourcing, supply chain, ancillary capacity building and lifecycle management. I am sure this is just a subset and the list is long.

Its easy to criticise but you know you are not in the frame to compete. We know how to build products now. It has taken us a while but better late than never. We now have money to throw and get the best talent working on it.

ISRO is a fine example of an Indian company managing all the above with some success. A product that fails

Do you know the original V1 Samsung Note was a failure? I bought it but had to switch in a few days.

Product development is not about end product alone. It is about research, problem solving, technical know how, production control, manufacturing and sourcing, supply chain, ancillary capacity building and lifecycle management. I am sure this is just a subset and the list is long.

Its easy to criticise but you know you are not in the frame to compete. We know how to build products now. It has taken us a while but better late than never. We now have money to throw and get the best talent working on it.

ISRO is a fine example of an Indian company managing all the above with some success. A product that fails is the tip of the iceberg hiding the potential of whats in store