India takes initial step towards building stealth combat drones with maiden flight

In an initial but crucial step towards eventually building a full-fledged stealth combat drone capable of firing missiles and dropping bombs, India conducted the maiden flight of an unmanned ‘autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’ on Friday. “Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown,” a DRDO scientist said.

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In an initial but crucial step towards eventually building a full-fledged stealth combat drone capable of firing missiles and dropping bombs, India conducted the maiden flight of an unmanned ‘autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’ on Friday. “Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown,” a DRDO scientist said.
In an initial but crucial step towards eventually building a full-fledged stealth combat drone capable of firing missiles and dropping bombs, India conducted the maiden flight of an unmanned ‘autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’ on Friday. “Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown,” a DRDO scientist said.
July 01, 2022 at 11:38PM