DRDO successfully tests high-speed flying-wing UAV,Pitches India into an elite club that have mastered the controls for the flying wing technology.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out a flight trial of an indigenous high-speed flying-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, in Karnataka.The DRDO stated in an official statement that the successful trial of what it called the “Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator (FWTD)“ is a testimony to maturity in the technology readiness levels in the country.

      The autonomous landing of this high-speed UAV, without the need for ground radars or infrastructure or pilot, showcased a unique capability demonstration, allowing take-off and landing from any runway with surveyed coordinates, the DRDO said.

      The DRDO stated in an official statement that the successful trial of what it called the “Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator (FWTD)“ is a testimony to maturity in the technology readiness levels in the country.

      “This was possible using onboard sensor data fusion with indigenous satellite-based augmentation using GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) receivers to improve the accuracy and integrity of GPS navigation,” the government’s R&D organisation narrate

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