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02/07/22 05:59 AM IST

Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator

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  • Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator was carried out successfully by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka recently. 
About Flying Wing Demonstrator 
  • 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.
  • It is a major achievement towards autonomous aircraft and will pave the way for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in terms of critical military systems.
Source- PIB 

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