Indian Air Force Wants Micro-UAVs
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
Published: 4 Aug 2010
NEW DELHI - India plans to shop overseas for micro-UAVs that can be hand-launched, take off or land vertically and fly on fuel or battery power.
The end user, the Indian Air Force, is already looking abroad for unmanned combat aerial vehicles with precision weapons and satellite data links.
The mini-UAVs would have advanced avionics and be able to evade radar and launch surprise attacks on ground targets.
India already has some killer drones, such as the Israeli-built Harpy, and has ordered more advanced ones, such as the Harop. These UAVs loiter, detect and then destroy specific enemy targets.
The Indian military depends heavily on UAVs for surveillance. The requirement has become more pronounced for the years ahead, and India plans to buy about 300 additional UAVs, including combat rotary and micro-UAVs, a senior Air Force official said.
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