Indian Army orders Nishant, DRDO to develop more UAV’s
May 03, 2007 (FIDSNS)
Indian Army has placed an order for 12 Nishant UAVs alongwith ground support systems, which is currently under Limited Series Production. Nishant is a product of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
DRDO is also taking up a programme for development of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV to meet the requirements of the three Services. European and Israeli companies have suo motu approached DRDO for undertaking joint development programme on UAVs. Preliminary presentations have been made by European and Israeli companies to bring out and demonstrate their capabilities on UAVs. Presently, DRDO is planning to undertake development of MALE UAV along with Indian partner only. However, if required, limited consultancy or joint development on certain key technologies regarding UAVs, may be undertaken with foreign companies.
