Sky Test: MAVs from NAL, ADE and pvt. ind. show their might at Hoskote lakebed near B

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Tarmak007 -- An Indian Defence Blog With A Difference: Sky Test: MAVs from NAL, ADE and private industries show their might at Hoskote lakebed near Bangalore

India’s combined might in designing, developing, integrating and test flying micro air vehicles was put on display near Hostoke lakebed outside Bengaluru Aug. 20, when five MAVs from government and industry were test flown.
Top scientists, engineers, designers and specialists from the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Aeronautical Development Agency (ADE), private aerospace industries and academic institutions shared their expertise during the event. They were brought together under one umbrella by the National Design and Research Forum (NDRF), which is overseeing India’s Rs 100 crore ($21.5 million) joint National Program for MAVs (NP-MICAV).
The three government MAVs were the 12-in. span Black Kite designed by Roshan and Suraj and developed by NAL’s Propulsion Division; the 16-in. Golden Hawk, designed by Shashank and developed by NAL’s Experimental Aerodynamics Division EAD; and the 12-in. Pushpak, designed by Hemant and developed by NAL’s EAD. Live video was streamed to the base station during some flights.

 

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[!!craft!!]

South Indians!!! what could have Indian defence and space research could have done without them....

 

[Indiarox]

South Indians!!! what could have Indian defence and space research could have done without them....

YAY south Indians(Bangaloreans Rule)

 

[anathema]

They look so primitive....but as they say looks dont matter...

anybody has any idea about their range ?

 

[Dark Angel]

I think they are looking heavy but lots of light material would have been used or it wouldnt fly may be we are also buying from overseas and trying to make our even bettter


By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
Published: 4 Aug 2010 12:34


NEW DELHI - India plans to shop overseas for micro-UAVs that can be hand-launched, take off or land vertically and fly on fuel or battery power.

The end user, the Indian Air Force, is already looking abroad for unmanned combat aerial vehicles with precision weapons and satellite data links.


The mini-UAVs would have advanced avionics and be able to evade radar and launch surprise attacks on ground targets.

India already has some killer drones, such as the Israeli-built Harpy, and has ordered more advanced ones, such as the Harop. These UAVs loiter, detect and then destroy specific enemy targets.

The Indian military depends heavily on UAVs for surveillance. The requirement has become more pronounced for the years ahead, and India plans to buy about 300 additional UAVs, including combat rotary and micro-UAVs, a senior Air Force official said

 

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[praveen007]

Whats southindian man there is only INDIA and all its resident are INDIANS. waise for this succes

 

[sudhir007]

Tarmak007 -- An Indian Defence Blog With A Difference: Things with wings: Indian aerospace scientists developing MAV/NAVs that bio-mimic birds & dragonflies

Indian aerospace scientists and designers are drawing inspiration from birds and insects such as the dragonfly in developing micro air vehicles (MAV) and nano air vehicles (NAV) that are smaller, smarter and more efficient.
In fact, some experts in the field say future MAVs and NAVs will resemble birds more than an aircraft.
Even so, a top expert with the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) says it is a huge challenge for scientists to accurately mimic birds and insects. “The energy efficiency of birds is huge. Some birds eat less and digest their fat,” says Dr. Prahlada, chief controller for aeronautical research and development for DRDO. “Our biggest problem with MAVs will be powerplants, and hence we may even need to look at biobatteries. Rather, biomimicking a battery, and that’s what we are now putting our heads together [on].”

 

[indiatech]

South Indians!!! what could have Indian defence and space research could have done without them....

What could the south indians have done if an west indian called Vikram Sarabhai didn't take the initiative to father the indian space programe.

What could the south indians have done if a North indian called Satish Dhawan didn't give the new ISRO a rock solid start.

What could the south indians have done if a North East indian called Jitendra Nath Goswami didn't become the head of Physical Research Laboratory and contributing as the chief scientist of the Chandrayan as well as the principal investigator of the lunar samples.

hate to comment on such comments of regionalism. India is still not free of illiteracy in the digital age.

 

[Bhairava]

South Indians!!! what could have Indian defence and space research could have done without them....

there is a reason why the important space and defence establishments of India are in the south buddy...

and I guess you know why.

What could the south indians have done if an west indian called Vikram Sarabhai didn't take the initiative to father the indian space programe.

What could the south indians have done if a North indian called Satish Dhawan didn't give the new ISRO a rock solid start.

What could the south indians have done if a North East indian called Jitendra Nath Goswami didn't become the head of Physical Research Laboratory and contributing as the chief scientist of the Chandrayan as well as the principal investigator of the lunar samples.

hate to comment on such comments of regionalism. India is still not free of illiteracy in the digital age.

U forgot the father of all - Dr.Kalam from South.

Seriously the only reason the establishments are in South India is due to the strategic reason of it being located away from enemy borders. and nothing else.

 

[praveen007]

hay man stop fighting over north-south. we all r INDIAN and we must cellebrate our success and fight enemy united.

 

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Tarmak007 -- An Indian Defence Blog With A Difference: Home-grown MAVs will chase away birds at airports in future

Indian scientists are developing a micro air vehicle (MAV) to frighten birds away from civil and military airports.
Part of the national program for MAVs, the project is taking shape under CEO K. Ramachandra, former director of the Gas Turbine Research Establishment, a laboratory of the Defense Research and Development Organization.
“This is a massive project of national importance. Chasing birds away from the flight path and at airports is not an easy task,” Ramachandra tells Aviation Week. “We have narrowed down on some result-oriented techniques after a series of studies.”