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Video: India successfully conducts flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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<strong>The first flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator was carried out successfully by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka on Friday.</strong></p>
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Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown. This flight marks a major milestone in terms of proving critical technologies towards the development of future unmanned aircraft and is a significant step towards self-reliance in such strategic defence technologies.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DRDOUpdates?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DRDOUpdates</a> | Successful Maiden Flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator<a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PMOIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/K2bsCRXaYp">https://t.co/K2bsCRXaYp</a> <a href="https://t.co/brHxaH7wbF">https://t.co/brHxaH7wbF</a> <a href="https://t.co/SbMnI5tgUM">pic.twitter.com/SbMnI5tgUM</a></p>
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) <a href="https://twitter.com/DRDO_India/status/1542825170271842304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, a premier research laboratory of DRDO. It is powered by a small turbofan engine. The airframe, undercarriage and entire flight control and avionics systems used for the aircraft were developed indigenously.</p>
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and said it is a major achievement towards autonomous aircraft and will pave the way for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in terms of critical military systems.<br />
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Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO G Satheesh Reddy also appreciated the efforts of the teams associated in the design, development and testing of the system.<br />
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<strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/india-news/indigenous-advanced-light-helicopter-squadron-commissioned-in-porbandar-180522.html">Indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter squadron commissioned in Porbandar</a> </strong></p>

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