According to the Indian Press Information Bureau, the following information was given last week by Indian Defence Minister, Shri AK Antony, and Minister of State for Defence, Shri MM Pallam Raju, in written replies to members of the Parliament of India: RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT The government does not propose to manufacture small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) of less than 200...
The Times of India reports. PANCHKULA: Following the footsteps of UT police, Haryana police is also mulling over to procure unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the force. Senior officials of Haryana police including ADGP (law and order) B S Sandhu on Tuesday witnessed the demonstration of an Israeli-made UAV ‘ Micro B ‘ at Sector-5 parade ground. Bangalore-based company officials...
What is it with people still using the term UAV? Indian Armed Forces to Address Future Plans for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles India’s interest in VTOL, MALE and UCAV not only confirms the value of these aircrafts as a priority for the country, but also introduces the need for an information-sharing platform regarding India’s future plans and programmes with unmanned...
The “Rustom 1″ UAV being developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a DRDO lab engaged in pioneering R&D work in the field of aeronautics, underwent it’s second successful flight test at around 12 noon on 21st May 2011. Dr Prahlada, Chief controller Research and Development (Aeronautics Programs), informed that with the successful accurate flying of Rustom 1 today,...
IBNLive.com reports on India’s indigenous UAV makers New Delhi: Shobhit Niranjan had an offer to join Mentor Graphics for seven lakhs per annum. US based Symantec wanted to recruit Mohit Mundra for nine lakhs per year. Raman Puri had a comfortable job at Hero Honda and a seat at IIM Lucknow. But the 26-year-olds decided to grind their...
A report from the Indian Express In a turnaround that is expected to raise eyebrows, the Mumbai Police has officially informed the Maharashtra Police headquarters that it does not want the proposed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as part of its equipment upgrade to keep an eye on the city. The decision has been communicated after the government sanctioned the...
The Former President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam will give away National Awards on Technology on the occasion of Celebration of Technology Day here tomorrow. The Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal will preside over the function. Technology Day is celebrated as a symbol of quest for scientific inquiry and technological creativity and the...
The Centre has approved a budget of Rs1,500 crore for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop India’s latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Rustom-H. This was disclosed by the chief controller, research and development of DRDO, W Selvamurthy, in Pune on Thursday. He was speaking at a press meet held on the sidelines of the second national...
Chandigarh, Apr 20 (PTI) Aiming at keeping a hawk”s eye on criminals and those planning to disrupt peace, Chandigarh Police have purchased an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, becoming the first police force in the country to possess such machine. “We have procured the UAV for the first four months on trial basis. ”Golden Hawk” will be with the city police...
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared aRs.1,540 crore proposal from the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the Bangalore-based defence laboratory, to design and develop an advanced version of its Rustom-1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)—which will significantly enhance the capability of the country’s Armed Forces. ADE director P.S. Krishnan said the lab received the approval around 10 days ago. Of...
