Def Expo '04
The Nishant UAV on display at Def Expo '04. The UAV has been operationalised by the Indian Army with series production scheduled to begin soon. The airframe is made of carbon/glass fibre reinforced structure which facilitates for low RCS and the drone is powered by an ALVIS AR-801 55 bhp engine driving a pusher propeller. The Vehicles R&D lab of DRDO offers two engines for generic UAV applications, namely the RE-2-21-P and RE-4-37-P power plants.
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