SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG.
Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) has started work on a High-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for which it has completed feasibility studies with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
HALE Class UAS will be ADE’s fourth Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) program after Archer (SR-UAV-W), MALE Unmanned Aerial Systems like Tapas and Archer-NG.
Details provided at Aero India point to single-engine turboprop driven HALE Class UAV that can be equipped with ELINT, COMINT, and ESM sensor payloads and can perform Standoff Capability, gathering intelligence from tens of kilometers away without crossing borders.
HALE Class UAV will have an endurance of 30 hours and have Max. Take-off Weight of around 5,000 kg with a 2,000kg payload that can cruise at an Altitude of >45,000 ft with Direct Line-of-Sight (LOS) data link, Satellite Communication (SATCOM) and a wider and stronger body structure for carrying diverse payloads.
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