Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Nishant

Origin
India

Program Status:
Under Development

Description: The Nishant is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle developed by Indian Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO). The Nishant UAV is launched by a catapult and recovered using a parachute. By mid-2008, the UAV system had completed pre-qualification trials and was expected to enter qualifications tests with the Indian Armed Forces before the end of 2008.

Specifications
Accommodation: Unmanned

News
Successful Flight Test of Nishant

Operators

India / Planned

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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