Just curious..Is there a self destruct button for errant UAVs ? How is the data secured on the her on?nvishal wrote:Obviously, the support cost is understood. But what I don't understand is that the cost of each drone and it's support cost is half and half(45+45m).brar_w wrote:
So this only buys you the drone? What about training, modifications to support Indian data-links, Indian SATCOM terminals etc, what about the sensor package and logistics? Any offsets involved? Taking a top line and dividing it by the projected number may work with the largely ignorant (on defense matters) MSM, but if you are discussing something in a forum that has a higher level of discourse then it is definitely not adding much imho
I don't understand why India would put 2 billion into this. Obviously, I do understand that finding out the ORBAT structure on the other side of border is important before war but wouldn't smaller hand throw drones be appropriate for the job?
Heron that crashed in China seems to have had its navigation controls jammed by the chinese.
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Two things can happen:kit wrote:Just curious..Is there a self destruct button for errant UAVs ?
1) Datalink is jammed and UAV programming aborts mission and returns home
2) Drone guidance is fooled and it thinks it landed in source country but in fact it landed in enemy country (see capture). This was an old problem and is not there anymore (see ins navigation).
In first case, the enemy state has no choice but to shoot it down(if UAV was spotted). No need for self destruct in second case.
A pilot switches off communication link with ground control when he operates in stealth mode to avoid detection. This is for deep penetration. For short range (10-20km), modern UAVs use their own sign language(Datalink) called line of sight communication. ie., one craft is in sky in source country pointing it's antenna at the UAV in enemy country. Due to curvature of earth among other issues, operational range is limited. Satellite Line of sight is also available(to increase operational range) but it doesn't solve the jamming issue.How is the data secured on the her on?
A 1-2ft hand launched drone doesn't use active navigation so jamming and detection is not an issue. It flies on pre-determined trajectory.
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No news of Tapas 201/Rustom 2 since mid of this year.
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thank you. So to be fool proof there has to be some fail safe that will kick in if it detects it has been compromised in some degree., a level of AI should be embedded.nvishal wrote:Two things can happen:kit wrote:Just curious..Is there a self destruct button for errant UAVs ?
1) Datalink is jammed and UAV programming aborts mission and returns home
2) Drone guidance is fooled and it thinks it landed in source country but in fact it landed in enemy country (see capture). This was an old problem and is not there anymore (see ins navigation).
In first case, the enemy state has no choice but to shoot it down(if UAV was spotted). No need for self destruct in second case.
A pilot switches off communication link with ground control when he operates in stealth mode to avoid detection. This is for deep penetration. For short range (10-20km), modern UAVs use their own sign language(Datalink) called line of sight communication. ie., one craft is in sky in source country pointing it's antenna at the UAV in enemy country. Due to curvature of earth among other issues, operational range is limited. Satellite Line of sight is also available(to increase operational range) but it doesn't solve the jamming issue.How is the data secured on the her on?
A 1-2ft hand launched drone doesn't use active navigation so jamming and detection is not an issue. It flies on pre-determined trajectory.
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Chaiwala to Paanwala Rustom 2 /Tapas has done over 11 flights. Work is going on for automated takeoff and landing. Probably user flight qualification will be done by 2020
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Link below has video...
https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/963686692547854336 ---> Short clip of the 'Daksh Warrior' weapon mounted unmanned ground vehicle in autonomous engagement mode. It has been developed by @DRDO_India's R&DE(E), Pune.
https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/963686692547854336 ---> Short clip of the 'Daksh Warrior' weapon mounted unmanned ground vehicle in autonomous engagement mode. It has been developed by @DRDO_India's R&DE(E), Pune.
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https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/963679392688943109 ---> And here's the wall-climbing robot developed by @DRDO_India's Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Bengaluru.
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Now I am concerned as well. Has the Army seen this twitter account? Why is this out in the open?ramana wrote:I don't know what kick these guys get by posting weapons carried by special forces in sensitive areas.
What's with that?
Want to alert enemy about who is armed with what?
nobody needs to know what weapons are carried by special forces and where they are posted.
Do you see SEALS or Royal Marine Commandos pictures and weapons?
And all have big, big names for handle!!!
Strategic Frontier, Shatrujeet whatnot.
All are big egos with small brains.
I am posting this because this is already out out on twitter. Someone need to advise the Army about this. This is not good.
https://twitter.com/shatrujeet009/statu ... 3424651264 --> See that Black backpack? It's NETRA UAV package. Some exclusive stuff will also be posted by us on UAVs in service.
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Wouldn't an ATV chassis be more useful? for the terrain its going to be deployed.Rakesh wrote:Link below has video...
https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/963686692547854336 ---> Short clip of the 'Daksh Warrior' weapon mounted unmanned ground vehicle in autonomous engagement mode. It has been developed by @DRDO_India's R&DE(E), Pune.
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From Ananthakrishna Tweet:
https://twitter.com/writetake/status/966576364596768768
https://twitter.com/writetake/status/966576364596768768
#RustomII successfully completed 10 design validations flights from ATR. It is almost in the process of reaching highest altitude range as well as endurance. Work is also in progress to enhance the capacity of its engine to enhance its payload capacity. @akananth #DRDO
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Saw a report in local Deccan Herald paper about a crashed DRDO drone near Chitradurga. It had a pic too but i couldnt ID the drone from the pic.
Couldnt find link to the article in online edition
Couldnt find link to the article in online edition
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It looked like a standard aeromodel. It had a cockpit and passenger cabin with painted/model windows
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Army wants over 400 drones, next-generation weapons.
The Indian armed forces over the next decade want over 400 drones, including combat and submarine launched remotely piloted aircraft, as well as directed energy weapons (DEWs) like high-energy lasers and high-powered microwaves capable of destroying enemy targets and even satellites.AOA plans have started to make these systems
Several such military capabilities have been identified in the defence ministry’s new "Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap-2018" to provide the industry with an overview of the country’s offensive and defensive military requirements up to the late 2020s.
"This roadmap may guide the industry in planning or initiating technology development, partnerships and production arrangements. While pursuing any development or collaboration, the Indian industry should accord due importance to the government’s thrust towards ‘Make in India’," says the 82-page document.
Apart from obvious necessities ranging from next-generation submarines, destroyers and frigates to missiles, infantry weapons, specialized ammunition and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) defence systems, the document focuses on a wide variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones needed by the armed forces.
Drones are major force multipliers in modern-day warfare for real-time surveillance as well as hitting high value enemy targets. The armed forces currently have over 200 drones, the bulk of them imported from Israel for long-range surveillance and precision-targeting. They also have some Israeli Harop "killer” or Kamikaze drones, which act as cruise missiles by exploding into enemy targets and radars.
Even as DRDO works on developing the Ghatak stealth UCAVs (combat drones) under a Rs 2,650 crore project, the roadmap says the Army and Navy will need "more than 30” combat remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA).
"The medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) combat RPA should have the capability to fly up to 30,000-feet altitude, with extended satellite communication ranges and endurance of more than 24 hours,” says the document. The drones should be capable of firing missiles at land and maritime targets from over 20km away.
The Indian armed forces over the next decade want over 400 drones, including combat and submarine launched remotely piloted aircraft, as well as directed energy weapons (DEWs) like high-energy lasers and high-powered microwaves capable of destroying enemy targets and even satellites.AOA plans have started to make these systems
Several such military capabilities have been identified in the defence ministry’s new "Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap-2018" to provide the industry with an overview of the country’s offensive and defensive military requirements up to the late 2020s.
"This roadmap may guide the industry in planning or initiating technology development, partnerships and production arrangements. While pursuing any development or collaboration, the Indian industry should accord due importance to the government’s thrust towards ‘Make in India’," says the 82-page document.
Apart from obvious necessities ranging from next-generation submarines, destroyers and frigates to missiles, infantry weapons, specialized ammunition and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) defence systems, the document focuses on a wide variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones needed by the armed forces.
Drones are major force multipliers in modern-day warfare for real-time surveillance as well as hitting high value enemy targets. The armed forces currently have over 200 drones, the bulk of them imported from Israel for long-range surveillance and precision-targeting. They also have some Israeli Harop "killer” or Kamikaze drones, which act as cruise missiles by exploding into enemy targets and radars.
Even as DRDO works on developing the Ghatak stealth UCAVs (combat drones) under a Rs 2,650 crore project, the roadmap says the Army and Navy will need "more than 30” combat remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA).
"The medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) combat RPA should have the capability to fly up to 30,000-feet altitude, with extended satellite communication ranges and endurance of more than 24 hours,” says the document. The drones should be capable of firing missiles at land and maritime targets from over 20km away.
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armed Lakshya in perspective, they could be using for pre-planned missions and not targets of opportunity given its endurance. It could be years before those targets, covered by pre-planning, dwindle.
Given its parachute based recovery, they would have to expend the munitions in a mission, they got to be cheaper ones, can they use wire guided ATGMs?
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Was the landing a bit bumpy with it initially touching down on 1 wheel?
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^no it just looks that way from the perspective. There is another video out there showing that it was a proper touch down
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That was a beautiful landing. Did you notice the smooth flare and nose up just before touchdown? I actually watched with some anxiety as the machine seemed to be descending fast and then - the beautifully timed flare. A perfect touchdown all in all. All aircraft with a large wingspread are hyper-responsive to gusts and the slightest gust can cause a little tilt. It means nothing. If you watch videos of manned commercial airliners landing the same thing is common.sum wrote:Was the landing a bit bumpy with it initially touching down on 1 wheel?
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Any idea if R2's flight today was operated manually or fully automatic? IIRC, R2/Tapas (perhaps R1 itself) was supposed to have fully automatic take-off & landing capabilities.
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What's the new engine of the R2 ?
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Wow, the take off was decent with the new engines and they seem to have streamlined the engine fairings as well from the earlier boxy frames. If this is user configuration with two engines and 24 hr endurance, they could someday move to a single engine.
High Himalayas is all gusty, hopefully the FCS takes care of that. Nishant were lost to high wind gusts and low engine power with the Wankel, unable to compensate. This under powered engine theme is across the board, hopefully they plan better on power budgeting.
High Himalayas is all gusty, hopefully the FCS takes care of that. Nishant were lost to high wind gusts and low engine power with the Wankel, unable to compensate. This under powered engine theme is across the board, hopefully they plan better on power budgeting.
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Meanwhile, DDM has this posted
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Atleast they showed a drone instead of a IA MBT or a naval ship
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Not just new engines and fairings, but new propellers too.
Actually this is the 5th of the first 8 prototypes. Rustom 2 as you see it today (even in this 5th prototype) is unlikely to go into production. They are currently redoing the thing. It will take them about 3 years. The redesigned Tapas will weigh in at 2700 kgs. It will use the same engine and LG as was used today, but all the internal structures, fuel tanks etc. is being optimized.
These optimizations will get tested using these 8 prototypes.
Actually this is the 5th of the first 8 prototypes. Rustom 2 as you see it today (even in this 5th prototype) is unlikely to go into production. They are currently redoing the thing. It will take them about 3 years. The redesigned Tapas will weigh in at 2700 kgs. It will use the same engine and LG as was used today, but all the internal structures, fuel tanks etc. is being optimized.
These optimizations will get tested using these 8 prototypes.
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By the looks of it .. significant change in front profile too.
https://twitter.com/RishiTri76/status/8 ... 9460675584
https://twitter.com/RishiTri76/status/8 ... 9460675584
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What is the new engine? Is it still a Russian Saturn one or has it been changed to a Western engine?Indranil wrote:Not just new engines and fairings, but new propellers too.
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I don't know. But the first prototype was powered by the Rotax engine packaged in a goddamn brick
It was reported that the second prototype was powered by an Astro 170 Hp engine. The fairing was way cooler.
This fifth prototype seems to be having a fairing larger in size than the one above.
It finally looks like the front of an aircraft (look at the fairing peeking over the shoulders. But the coolest thing: the exhaust is above the wing. Now, that is TFTA!
It was reported that the second prototype was powered by an Astro 170 Hp engine. The fairing was way cooler.
This fifth prototype seems to be having a fairing larger in size than the one above.
It finally looks like the front of an aircraft (look at the fairing peeking over the shoulders. But the coolest thing: the exhaust is above the wing. Now, that is TFTA!
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Wiki Chacha says payload of 3000 Kg. Is it the right figure?
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The AUW of the UAV is going to be 2700 kgs!
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Back to the Lakshya RPV, it also does the simulation of signatures of other fighters as well as carries a Jammer payload, they should work towards the Miniature Air Laucnhed Decoy (MALD) and the MALD-Jammer variants perhaps using the Nirbhay chassis. Those decoys would help reduce the attrition factor used in calculating the squadron numbers.
The GHATAK scale model, should lend itself to a JASSM kind of munition/pod evolution and probably needs a separate team, this is one of those areas where having multiple agencies working is actually a positive aspect with no issues of limited bandwidth. The development lifecycle is far shorter than for the full blown UCAV.
The GHATAK scale model, should lend itself to a JASSM kind of munition/pod evolution and probably needs a separate team, this is one of those areas where having multiple agencies working is actually a positive aspect with no issues of limited bandwidth. The development lifecycle is far shorter than for the full blown UCAV.
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the smaller cheaper UAVs do not have a automatic return home feature. russian jammers in hymenim airbase were able to force down multiple of these intact and claimed to have even taken over and guided them to a smooth landing(!) rest of them the pantsyrs smashed. atleast one did get through and lob grenades, damaging some a/c
likewise the iranians were able to capture a top secret sentinal drone....
likewise the iranians were able to capture a top secret sentinal drone....
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http://www.janes.com/article/78158/indi ... figuration
Some more details.
"The 9.5 m-long UAV, which has a wingspan of 20.6 m, can carry an assortment of payloads to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. These include medium- and long-range electrooptic systems, a synthetic aperture radar, electronic and communication intelligence systems, and situational awareness payloads."
"Indian private company Zephyr Aerospace built the airframe for the Rustom-2, while the DRDO’s Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory developed its data link system."
Some more details.
"The 9.5 m-long UAV, which has a wingspan of 20.6 m, can carry an assortment of payloads to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. These include medium- and long-range electrooptic systems, a synthetic aperture radar, electronic and communication intelligence systems, and situational awareness payloads."
"Indian private company Zephyr Aerospace built the airframe for the Rustom-2, while the DRDO’s Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory developed its data link system."
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Bart S wrote:What is the new engine? Is it still a Russian Saturn one or has it been changed to a Western engine?Indranil wrote:Not just new engines and fairings, but new propellers too.
Saturn turbofan is for the Nirbhya cruise missile.
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US AIA report forecasts $30B industry for Unmanned Aircraft Systems by 2036.
https://www.aia-aerospace.org/news/aia- ... rket-2036/
Link to the report here:
https://www.aia-aerospace.org/uasreport2018/
To keep things in perspective.
So DRDO is dong the right thing.
Need a good engine company in India.
Time to rope in Mahindra.
Kirloskars seems to have lost the fire in the belly.
https://www.aia-aerospace.org/news/aia- ... rket-2036/
Link to the report here:
https://www.aia-aerospace.org/uasreport2018/
To keep things in perspective.
So DRDO is dong the right thing.
Need a good engine company in India.
Time to rope in Mahindra.
Kirloskars seems to have lost the fire in the belly.
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ADE has put up a tender for WT model of flying wing UAV with wingspan 5.0m, length 4.0m and height 0.631m. Which one might that be..? Any bright ideas..? Ghatak..?
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They have a program called SWIFT going on. Shiv Aroor posted a scoop of it around a month ago I guess. No photos in open source. Could it be that...
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We have seen the pictures from IITK previously as well. This is not new. Likely above tender is linked to that.
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Jay, I think most of the pictures are of Ghatak (perhaps IITK is involved with that program as well). I am sure you are aware that Ghatak is an ADA product. I did a quick search and most articles from IITK show no pictures of Swift. Could be wrong...if you find any open source images, please post them.
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SWiFT might be a TD for Ghatak. As per Shiv Aroor, its to be flown in coming year.
Yes, those pictures are from ADA Annual report originally and of Ghatak.
Or it might be something else completely. I dont know.
Yes, those pictures are from ADA Annual report originally and of Ghatak.
Or it might be something else completely. I dont know.
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I saw this tender and my mind wondered towards Ghatak. But, why would ADE issue the tender instead of ADA if it was Ghatak. Was not sure, so did not post anything.JayS wrote:ADE has put up a tender for WT model of flying wing UAV with wingspan 5.0m, length 4.0m and height 0.631m. Which one might that be..? Any bright ideas..? Ghatak..?
Rechecked the tender. That is the size of the UAV. So this cannot be Ghatak. which engine: HTFE?