A new year for DRDO (lots of info guys)

[Hulk]

My biggest ask is K4 (Good assets on sea), Nirbhay (long range Cruise missile needed), then Agni V in canister (Portability). Do we have canister on any of our missiles?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

First of all, thank god they didn't put the blur paint on it, like it was on the mock-up. Secondly does any one have any info. regarding the engines they are going to using. And by engines I mean, are they going to home built, or are we going to buy them off the shelf from some other countries like Israel?

Powered by Russian engines.

 

[Bratva]

I'm going to forward this article to ISI analysis division. No need to embed spies to gather intel on your defense R&D projects when DRDO is so kind to provide openly

 

[jarves]

Rustom 2 (H) it is. .

Rustom-2 (H) HALE UAV to have its first flight in early 2014

Your link ssays there are no HALE versions only MALE?

Powered by Russian engines.

Rustom 2 is a UAV or UCAV?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Rustom 2 is a UAV or UCAV?

Primary role is surveillance, but it can/will be armed with Helinas, etc.

 

[gslv mk3]

I'm going to forward this article to ISI analysis division. No need to embed spies to gather intel on your defense R&D projects when DRDO is so kind to provide openly

This is nothing new....

 

[jarves]

@Water Car Engineer ,One last question
There exists three variants or two variants of Rustom?
The link provided by @chak de INDIA , says that Rustom 2 is a MALE(last post)?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

My biggest ask is K4 (Good assets on sea), Nirbhay (long range Cruise missile needed), then Agni V in canister (Portability). Do we have canister on any of our missiles?

Prahaar/Pargati/AAD

Shaurya

Brahmos

Nirbhay will have one similar to Prahaar.

@Water Car Engineer ,One last question
There exists three variants or two variants of Rustom?
The link provided by @chak de INDIA , says that Rustom 2 is a MALE(last post)?

Far as I know, Rustom 1 is a MALE, Rustom-2 is high altitude UAV.

 

[Chola warrior]

Rustom-2, H, MALE are all the same thing you see coming out of the hanger. Separate programs.




Both.

Armed Rustom-2, H, etc will be armed with Helina, etc.





Rustom 2 is prop.

AURA will be powered by a downgraded Kaveri.

It'll have the stealth shape, internal weapons bay, etc.

You are confusing me
If they are all same then why they must be named differently? what's their actual differences?

the one in the pic is Rustom 2 or Rustom MALE?

 

[jarves]

You are confusing me
If they are all same then why they must be named differently? what's their actual differences?

See.....
Rustom is a MALE UAV.
Rustom H is HALE UAV.
Rustom 2 is HALE UAV but can be used for comba also.

 

[Chola warrior]

See.....
Rustom is a MALE UAV.
Rustom H is HALE UAV.
Rustom 2 is HALE UAV but can be used for comba also.

So the one in the pic is RUSTOM MALE
We are still in development phase of MALE and RUSTOM MALE also can fire weapons.

 

[jarves]

So the one in the pic is RUSTOM MALE
We are still in development phase of MALE and RUSTOM MALE also can fire weapons.

No,Rustom MALE has already been devloped.
The pic is of Rustom 2
Rustom MALE(medium altitude lomg endurance) can fire weapons.

My confusion is all the variants of Rustom are MALE or Rustom 2 is HALE(high altitude long endurance)

 

[Chola warrior]

No,Rustom MALE has already been devloped.
The pic is of Rustom 2
Rustom MALE(medium altitude lomg endurance) can fire weapons.

My confusion is all the variants of Rustom are MALE or Rustom 2 is HALE(high altitude long endurance)

So is RUSTOM MALE is in service ?

I think
RUSTOM MALE - can fire weapons
RUSTOM - H - just to test HALE performance
RUSTOM -2 - a variant of HALE with firing capbility

 

[FNFAL]

Any more details on the MCIWS?? Operating principle? desi HK416 ?

 

[Omega007]

Development of Rustom-2 (H)
HALE UAV will shift into higher
gears from next year, when
Agencies will start testing
components for Rustom-2 (H)
HALE UAV, According to media
reports first prototype will be
ready by end of 2013 and first
flight is likely to occur in first
quarter of 2014.
Designing of Rustom-2 has
been completed, and agencies
are selecting a development
partner for which major Private
sector defence companies have
given their proposal, Rustom-2
(H) HALE UAV will be UAV in class
of American RQ-1 Predator.
Rustom-2 will have flight
endurance of over 24 hours and
will be able to operate above
30000 ft, DRDO plans to
complete the entire test and
enter its production by end of
2016. All three Services have
shown keen Interest in the
Project and have their firm
backing on this Rustom-2
project.
Rustom-2 MK-2 will carry
External Weapons like American
RQ-1 Predator. As per sources
Army and Navy have shown keen
interest in this variant .India is
looking to replace Israeli made
UAV in its current fleet with
indigenously made Rustom-1
and Rustom-2.
Rustom-2 Mk-2 will be test bed
of lot of technologies which will
ultimately find its place in
India’s UCAV Project Aura, which
will take to air by 2020, but the
Project will officially go on line
only after Rustom-2 enters
Production in 2016.