India lost a national development Rustom-2 UAV during trials
Developed by ADE's Auronautical Development Establishment, a member of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of India, the Rustom-2 drone crashed during a test flight in the Challacker test site. The fall of the UAV was able to photograph eyewitnesses. According to the military, this fall could lead to a halt in the program for creating UAVs and the Indian army will have to buy drones abroad.
As is known from open sources, work on the creation of a national reconnaissance drone, which also has strike functions, has been underway in India since 2009. The Ministry of Defense of India announced the first successful test of the UAV Rustom-2 at the end of February last year. Tests were conducted at the Karnataka state training ground (south-west of the country).
According to reports, Rustom-2 can be in the air for more than a day, its weight is about 1800 kg. Length - less than 10 meters, wingspan - 20,6 meters. It can operate at heights of up to 6700 meters. The maximum speed is 250-280 km / h.
Currently, the Indian army is armed with about fifty Israeli-made Heron UAVs, as well as drones-kamikaze Harop and Harpy. There was a desire to purchase the American RQ-4 Global Hawk, but this was abandoned after Iran shot down such a drone.
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