UAV DRDO

Hii sir, I wants to get the Information About the DRDO Rustom-H HALE UAV of the Deference Research Development Organization ?

The DRDO Rustom (English: Warrior) is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation for the three services, Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force of the Indian Armed Forces.


Design Specification

Aerodynamic configurations, High aspect ratio wing, Composite airframe integrated with propulsion system, De-icing system for wings

Highly reliable systems with built-in redundancy for flight critical systems like flight control and navigation, data links, power management, - and mission critical payload management system

Digital Flight Control and Navigation System, Automatic Take off and Landing (ATOL)

Digital communication technologies for realising data links to control and operate the mission and relay UAVs

Payloads with high resolution and precision stabilised platforms.


Technical Specification

Crew: none
Payload: 95 Kg (165.3 lbs) and 350 kg (771.6 lbs) (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)

Length: 5.12 m (16 ft 10 in) and 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)[10] (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)

Wingspan: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) and 20.6 m (67 ft 7 in) (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)

Height: Rustom-1: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)

Empty weight: 720 kg (1587.33 lbs) & 1,800 kg (3968.32 lbs) (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)

Powerplant:
Rustom-I: 1 × Lycoming O-320 engines Four-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed engine, 112 kW (150 hp

Rustom-H: 2 × NPO-Saturn 36MT engines wing-mounted turboprop, 73.55 kW (~100 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 150 km/hr(Rustom 1) and 225 km/hr(Rustom 2) (139.81 mph)
Cruise speed: 125-175 km/hr (Rustom 2)
Range:
Line of sight: 250 k] (156.25 miles)
Relay Communication: 350 km (218.75 miles)

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