| SOUTH ASIA | |
Country |
Prime Manu.
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UAV Designation
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Production
status
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Operational
status
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Power
plants
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Dimensions
(m)
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Wieghts
(kg)
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Performance
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Development
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Production
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Operation
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Purpose
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Mission payload
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Launch, take-off type
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Recovery, landing type
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Min crews need
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System composite
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Datalink, comm frequency
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Engine
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Propulsion
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Wing span
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Wing area (㎡)
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Length overall
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Height overall
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Wheel track
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Wheel base
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Wing aspect ratio
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Fuselage max width
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Weight empty
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Max fuel weight
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Max Payload
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Max T-O/launch weight
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Max level speed (kt)
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Cruising speed (kt)
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Loiter speed (kt)
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Stall speed (kt)
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Service Ceiling
(ft)
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Max rate of climb (ft/min)
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Range
(nm)
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Max Endurance
(h)
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India
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ADE
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Kapothaka |
Complete |
Complete |
Deployed |
Concept validation UAV. |
Can include Luneberg lens and/or cornor reflectors for radar signature enhancement, smoke generators, IR flares, and miss-distance indicator. |
Rocket boost |
Two-stage parachute deployment to airbag landing. |
|
GCS |
UHF |
One 26 hp two-cylinder two-stroke engine. |
Two-blade pusher prop. |
4.50 |
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3.60 |
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12 |
20 |
125 |
97 |
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43 |
9,840 |
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16.2 |
1.5 |
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Nishant
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Complete | Underway | Limited | Reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition UAV |
Day/night sensors. |
Mobile hydraulic/pneumatic catapult. |
Parachute and airbag recovery to belly landing. |
GCS |
Real time; ECM-hardened digital D-band. |
Rotary | 6.50 |
4.60 |
1.183 |
132 | 252 |
60 | 350 | 108 |
73 |
13,100 | 54 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||
Lakshya
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Complete |
underway |
Deployed |
turbojet |
350kg |
600km |
RPV & Missile EO,IR,Radar |
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Country |
Prime Manu.
|
UAV Designation
|
Production
status
|
Operational
status
|
Power
plants
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Dimensions
(m)
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Wieghts
(kg)
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Performance
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Comments
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Development
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Production
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Operation
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Purpose
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Mission payload
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Launch, take-off type
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Recovery, landing type
|
Min crews need
|
System composite
|
Datalink, comm frequency
|
Engine
|
Propulsion
|
Wing span
|
Wing area (㎡)
|
Length overall
|
Height overall
|
Wheel track
|
Wheel base
|
Wing aspect ratio
|
Fuselage max width
|
Weight empty
|
Max fuel weight
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Max Payload
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Max T-O/launch weight
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Max level speed (kt)
|
Cruising speed (kt)
|
Loiter speed (kt)
|
Stall speed (kt)
|
Service Ceiling
(ft)
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Max rate of climb (ft/min)
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Range
(nm)
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Max Endurance
(h)
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PAKISTAN
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AWC
|
MkⅠ |
Complete |
Complete |
Underway |
Low-cost surveillance and target acquisition UAV. |
An 8 mm CCD colour TV camera with a 120 mm motorised zoom; optional alternative is a FLIR sensor. |
Conventional wheeled take-off, or rocket booster assistance. |
Conventional wheeled landing, or with parachute recovery. |
Two-axis autopilot with height hold. GCS housed in 6.10 m shelter with workstations for pilot, commander and photo interpreter. Sky Tracker for piloting and mission planning; Sky Navigator with moving map display. |
50 W uplink, 18 W downlink. |
Single 100 cc piston engine. |
A two-blace tractor prop. |
2.74 |
2.13 |
16 |
7 liters |
14 |
30 |
94 |
59 |
49 |
9,840 |
16.2 |
2 |
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In service in Parkistan Army since 1997 |
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Mk Ⅱ |
Complete |
Underway |
Underway |
// |
// |
// |
// |
// |
// |
Two single 100cc piston engine |
3.66 |
2.74 |
26 |
20 liters |
34 |
60 |
94 |
70 |
49 |
13,120 |
27 |
3 |
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1999 |
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Mk Ⅲ |
Underway |
Underway |
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