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DRDO Hands Over Retractable Landing Gear Systems for Tapas, SWiFT UAVs

#DRDO hands over retractable landing gear systems for #Tapas and #SWiFT unmanned aerial vehicles (#UAV). #Rustom2

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over retractable landing gear systems for the Tapas and SWiFT unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The handing over ceremony took place at Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), a DRDO laboratory based in Avadi, Chennai, in the presence of Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary at Department of Defence R&D…

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As per some sources DRDO Ghatak to fly by 2025. #IADN #DRDO #ghatak #UCAV Creation: Kuldeep Patel/IADN https://www.instagram.com/p/Cft8hZ7vvx1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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First images of the Indian combat stealth drone 'Ghatak' appear

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 11/03/2021 - 12:00 in Military, UAV - UAV

UCAV Ghatak SWiFT scale model during tests carried out in August this year.

UCAV Ghatak SWiFT scale model during tests carried out in August this year.

India's secret combat drone project, Ghatak, seems to be ongoing if the latest images serve as a reference. This is a clear sign that the country, which seems to be behind China and Pakistan, has given a renewed impetus to the development of unmanned combat aircraft.

Recently a subscale demonstrator of the Ghatak stealth drone from India was spotted during a test carried out at the Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range, in the state of Karnataka, in southern India, in mid-August this year. A video (below) and images of the demonstrator called Stealth Wing Flying Testbed (SWiFT) were released, but neither the Indian Ministry of Defense nor the DRDO issued any official statement about this development.

In terms of appearance, the SWiFT is practically the same as the concept map and scale model of the previous Ghatak UAV, using a flying wing and an engine air intake located above the front fuselage. Although the escape edge of this drone is difficult to identify, it seems to have a classic tailless flying wing shape, providing a general arrow shape, rather than other stealth drones (such as Northrop Grumman X-47B). Its back edge is less forward inclined than the back edge of other designs (such as the Russian S-70).

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Ghatak - INDIA's Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle in Marathi

Ghatak – INDIA’s Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle in Marathi

Ghatak – INDIA’s Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle घातक… ©विनीत वर्तक स्वातंत्राचा अमृत महोत्सव, निमित्त लेख सहावा: काही दिवसांपूर्वी भारताच्या DRDO ने ‘घातक’ या जेट विमा��ाची चाचणी घेतली. सोशल मिडिया आणि बातम्यांच्या माध्यमातून याबद्दल अनेक ठिकाणी लिहिलं गेलं. पण सामान्य माणसा पर्यंत मानवरहीत एका जेट विमानाची चाचणी भारताने घेतली इतपत ज्ञान पोहचलं. पण प्रत्यक्षात तसं नव्हतं. ही चाचणी अनेक अर्थाने…

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印度飛翼隱身無人機滑跑照片曝光！比彩虹3還小，進度出人意料

 10月25日，印度航空發展局ADA首次公開了SWiFT飛翼隱身驗證無人機原型機地面滑跑照片。該型機是2020年印度航展期間首次對外公開模型，當時外界認為可能是項目剛啟動不久，但沒想到今年就出現了地面滑跑照片了，的確是有些出人意料。不過從目前公開的照片來看，原型機應該是一架縮比模型驗證機，所以尺寸上有些奇怪。不過這也反映出印度在飛翼隱身機方面也是在積極探索。

圖：SWiFT飛翼隱身驗證無人機原型機地面滑跑照片

圖：印度航展上公開的SWiFT的模型

根據目前公開的信息可知，SWiFT飛翼隱身驗證機是印度航空發展局ADA、航空發展機構ADE和坎普爾理工學院合作開發的。印度DRDO在航展上公開過該機原型機的尺寸和重量，長度是4米，翼展是5米，全重是1.05噸。從這個尺寸來看，原型機比彩虹3中型無人機還要小一圈，是一架很小的無人機，很可能只是目標機的縮比驗證機，而這也解釋了為何滑跑照片中，起落架、輪胎的尺寸這麼大，和機體的比例完全失調。如果這就是實機的話，顯然沒法在機腹佈置彈艙等結構了。另外，DRDO之前的資料裡也顯示原型機沒有衛星通信設備，只有C波段的微波數據鍊和UHF波段的備份控制鏈路，最大通信距離200公里。

和航展上展示的模型相比，滑跑的實機除了增加了通信天線之外，進氣道上部還裝上了光電攝像頭，用於地面站的第一視角操控。另外，還加裝了空速管和大氣傳感器用於收集飛行數據。該機的動力配置目前也有公開，原型機用的是俄羅斯土星36MT渦扇發動機，這是一款100公斤重的小型渦扇發動機，原本是用於KH-59M空地導彈的，印度有進口用於自研的無畏巡航導彈。基本就是小飛機配小渦扇，這款原型機的最大飛行高度是6000米，續航能力只有1小時。

圖：印度隱身無人機的目標機是Ghatak

搞這款SWiFT驗證機，印度技術人員主要是為了驗證飛翼構型可控性、設計穩定性、飛機飛行控制系統、自主起降技術、收放式起落架等設計和隱身技術。它主要是為下一階段真正的目標機Ghatak的研製做準備的，另外印度媒體稱SWiFT驗證機還會承擔印度忠誠僚機技術的驗證測試。不過雖然印度航空人員的想法很豐富，雄心也不小，但是目前印度首款非隱身的大型無人機RUSTOM-II的研製仍然還沒搞定，基礎還沒打牢，貿然挑戰Ghatak的研製不是很明智，攤子舖得太大其實也不利於技術突破。日本藤素評價              

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UCAV Programs Around the World & their Development in India.

Drones - both, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) – have become part-and-parcel of 21st century warfare. They provide the user with an incredible amount of firepower and battlefield information without endangering human lives. Over the years, most military powers have created a space for drones in offensive airstrike, ground support and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) roles. However, the novelty of the Predator and Global Hawk programmes have in many ways worn off, and the next level of drone-human interoperability comes in active function, i.e. developing units made up of both piloted and unmanned platforms. These new prototypes are attempting to incorporate 4th Gen. fighter aircraft technology with existing network-information systems in order to minimise the risks posed to human pilots, while simultaneously enhancing overall air superiority. 

Current Developments

There are a variety of programs taking place around the world that are dedicated to developing such interoperable air units – the Boeing X-45 in the US and the Dassault nEUROn in Europe (developed by a consortium of France, Italy, Switzerland etc.)  being the most famous. Russia too is in the running, with its Sukhoi Okhtonik-B (or, Su-70) program which had its maiden flight last year; many speculate its design is derived from ongoing western prototypes pioneered by Boeing, General Dynamics and the like. Even China is reported to have developed a similar concept – the Gongji-11 (or, “Sharp Sword”). 

Many of these programs date back to the early 2000s when the aviation industry was developing testbeds for low-observable platforms, whose technology and design would then be incorporated into the 5th Gen. fighter aircraft we know today – the F-35 and the Su-57 for example.

Uses of Interoperable UCAVs

In fact many of the specifications displayed by these UCAV prototypes – particularly their stealth qualities are directly appropriated from these fighter aircraft programs. The main aim of these projects is to develop a tighter informational loop that affords greater tactical advantages to the piloted vehicle, which is why along with the technical development of the UCAV, the industry is doing its best to improve the system interoperability between the drone and its designated partner aircraft; in the case of the nEUROn, it is the Rafale M, and as for the Su-70 it is reportedly Russia’s latest 5th Gen. aircraft, the Su-57 PAKFA. Along with a heightened level of interoperability for tactical advantages in the battlefield, the testbeds are also used to inform Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programs. However, the development of stealth UCAVs are also regarded as the future of aerial combat, resulting in the complete removal of piloted aircraft.

India’s Use of UAVs

India does operate a small number of UAVs, particularly in surveillance and reconnaissance roles; these are the Searcher Mark I and II, and the Heron purchased from the Israel Aerospace Industries’ Malat Division. Recent purchases of the Harop allow for a wider array of missions in electronic warfare and hunter-killer roles. Absent in this procurement is the development of high-tech, multirole UCAVs such as those outlined above. This is mainly because a vast majority of military missions in India are directed towards border security and counter-insurgency operations in the North and Northeast. However, India’s recent capacity building initiative in terms of air superiority and air defence, shows a rekindling of the type of conventional superiority required of a military power of its stature. 

In that vein, India’s multiple defence public sector undertakings (DPSU), specifically the Defence Research and Development Organisations (DRDO), Defence Electronic Applications Laboratory (DEAL), Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Defence Avionics and Research Establishment (DARE) and Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) have been on course to develop indigenous UAVs and UCAVs; most notably the Nishant, Rustom and the mini-UAV, Suchan. The indigenous line of UAVs are to be used in ISR, targeting, weapon guidance, battle damage assessment, artillery fire correction, weather data collection, search-and-rescue missions and more. 

The DRDO Ghatak

More recently, India’s UAV development program has grown beyond mini-UAVs to High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) vehicles, and even projects similar to those such as the FCAS programs undertaken in the West. Of these, is the DRDO Ghatak, or in its departmental parlance the Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA). 

Still in the testing phase, the stealth wing flying testbed (SWiFT), is the design definition being conducted at the aeronautical department of IIT Kanpur. With a fruition date set for 2032, the flying prototype is said to have the ability to maintain a low-radar cross section, drop laser-guided munitions, conduct electronic and signal intelligence missions etc. The program is also apparently based on the erstwhile Kaveri jet-engine program, and now runs parallel to India’s development of the Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA) – the next step after Tejas programme. With work still being defined in terms of design and aeronautics, IIT Kanpur had reportedly run a flight test using a 1:1 prototype fitted with a Russian NOP Saturn 36MT engine in early 2019. 

Conclusion

While India still has ways to go before it operationalises and reaches the level of technological innovation of the West, Russia or even China, it is important to note that it is keeping an eye on global developments as it searches to build its own cutting edge air-superiority technology. Furthermore, recent acquisitions such as the Rafale, additional Su-30MKIs and the MQ-9B Guardian will give India the intermittent leg-up it needs; more interesting is the joint-development MOU signed by DRDO and the US’ Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to design air-launched drones. Hopefully, with complete squadron strength following the induction of the Tejas, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be able to induct UCAVs that augment the country’s conventional superiority, both tactically and strategically. These developments will in many ways actualise the IAF’s change in posture from denial, to punishment.

Written by Siddharth Anil Nair. 

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DRDO's Kaveri Engine for LCA Tejas, Ghatak UCAV, FGFA and AMCA projects

DRDO’s Kaveri Engine for LCA Tejas, Ghatak UCAV, FGFA and AMCA projects

Kaveri Engine is a technologically complex and vital system for the LCA as well as its future variants. It incorporates state-of-the-art technologies and provides the required thrust for indigenous competence in this critical area.

With three decades of rich experience in the field of aerogas turbine engines. DRDO has designed and developed the contemporary high performance bypass military engine…

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Ghatak Stealth UCAV has been fast tracked : DRDO Chief

Ghatak Stealth UCAV has been fast tracked : DRDO Chief

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is an apogee among institutions under the government’s Department of Defence Research and Development. It has since 1958, been indigenously developing military technology, weapons and equipment for the Indian Armed Forces.

It has received both bouquets for India’s home-grown missiles technology (Agni-V, NAG and the long-range LRSAM), rocket…

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It is understood that the SWiFT driving unit is the 36MT of the Russian Saturn Company, a small turbofan engine used to power cruise missiles. The rear perspective of this drone shows that it is different from the Russian Okhotnik drone. It seems to include some kind of engine exhaust hood, which will reduce infrared and radar signals. The low observability exhaust port is probably one of the most challenging aspects of this stealth design.

The Ghatak drone is being developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), but its details remain highly confidential. The federal government is allegedly putting its weight on the project and is likely to also include an embedded variant of UCAV for the Indian Navy. A full-scale prototype is likely to be launched between 2024 and 2025.

Needless to say, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are an integral part of modern warfare. The trend has followed throughout the conflicts in this decade. However, its status as a decisive weapon of war was cemented during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict last year, which saw drones dominating the battlefield.

Non-state actors also began to get their hands on UAVs. The drone attack on Jammu Air Force Station in India earlier this year highlights the damage and destruction that terrorists can trigger with the help of UAVs. The head of the Indian Army recently stated how serious the threat is and emphasized the need to strengthen India's drone arsenal.

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DRDO's Kaveri Engine for LCA Tejas, Ghatak UCAV, FGFA and AMCA projects

DRDO’s Kaveri Engine for LCA Tejas, Ghatak UCAV, FGFA and AMCA projects

Kaveri Engine is a technologically complex and vital system for the LCA as well as its future variants. It incorporates state-of-the-art technologies and provides the required thrust for indigenous competence in this critical area.

With three decades of rich experience in the field of aerogas turbine engines. DRDO has designed and developed the contemporary high performance bypass military engine…