Aero India 2017: India develops micro-UAVs to UCAVs
A range of indigenous Indian UAVs – from micro-UAVs all the way up to a MALE platform – was on full display at Aero India 2017 in Bangalore from 14-18 February.
The largest UAV was the Tapas (pictured above), formerly referred to as the Rustom II. A full-scale mock-up was at the aerospace show, while the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is using another prototype for flight tests, the first of which occurred on 16 November 2016 when it flew for ten minutes at an altitude of 335m.
A DRDO representative told Shephard
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