DRDO Rustom

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The DRDO Rustom is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the three services, Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force of the Indian Armed Forces.

It is derived from the NAL's LCRA (Light Canard Research Aircraft) developed by a team under the leadership of late Prof Rustom Damania in the 1980s

Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: none
Payload: 95 Kg (165.3 lbs) and 350 kg (771.6 lbs) (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)
Length: 5.12 m (16 ft 10 in) and 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)[10] (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)
Wingspan: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) and 20.6 m (67 ft 7 in) (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)
Height: Rustom-1: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
Empty weight: 720 kg (1587.33 lbs) & 1,800 kg (3968.32 lbs) (for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively)
Powerplant:
Rustom-I: 1 × Lycoming O-320 engines Four-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed engine, 112 kW (150 hp)[23]
Rustom-H: 2 × NPO-Saturn 36MT engines[24] wing-mounted turboprop, 73.55 kW (~100 hp) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 150 km/hr(Rustom 1) and 225 km/hr(Rustom 2) (139.81 mph)
Cruise speed: 125-175 km/hr (Rustom 2)
Range:
Line of sight: 250 km[21] (156.25 miles)
Relay Communication: 350 km[21] (218.75 miles)
Ferry range: 1000 km[21] (625 miles) for Rustom-2
Service ceiling: 26,000 ft for Rustom-1 and 35,000 ft for Rustom-H (8,000 m and 10,668 m respectively)