DRDO UAV Program

Please get some information about Defence Research and Development Organisation, Nishant an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

As per your demand I will gather details of Nishant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) of Defence Research and Development Organisation.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation, Nishant is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developed for the Indian Armed Forces where its primarily tasked with intelligence gathering over enemy territory and also for reconnaissance, training, surveillance, target designation, artillery fire correction, damage assessment.

Features
Day/night capability training vehicle
Battlefield reconnaissance & surveillance,
Target tracking and localization
Artillery fire correction
All terrain mobility
Target designation (using integral laser target designator)
Endurance: 4 h 30 min

Ground support systems
Mobile hydropneumatic launcher (MHPL)
Ground control station (GCS)
Antenna vehicle/Ground Data Terminal(GDT)
Avionics preparation vehicle(APV)
Mechanical maintenance vehicle
UAV transportation vehicle
Power supply vehicle

Specifications (DRDO Nishant)
General characteristics
Crew: None
Payload: 45 kg ()
Length: 4.63 m (15.2 ft)
Wingspan: 6.57 m (21.6 ft)
Height: ()
Max. takeoff weight: 375 kg ()
Powerplant: 1