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pakje

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Temstar said:
It's pretty small

What I don't understand is in the video it clearly shows the drone has vertical stabilizer, yet in the cover photo it's showing pure flying wing?
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I think its the angle, there are some moments where its hidden too (like during the landing). That being said, definitely very unique to have a flying wing with a vertical stablizer.
 
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ougoah

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I can't believe drdo can't even make a scaled down plastic model (not even a prototype) of a flying wing. There are RC enthusiasts who can make a stable or flyable flying wing if dynamically unstable.

They are rorting the indian tax payers and the bhakts are cheering it on in their absolute ignorance. This isn't even comparable to the sharp sword flying prototype from a decade ago.

Different materials, who know if they have avionics and sensors working and integrated. Given the scaled foam/plastic model, no. No weapons integration or bays. Not even the correct airframe since they still have a vertical stabiliser. Completely different powerplant. This one being a toy tier /garage tinkerer tier micro turbofan.

What is the purpose of such a pointless step? And to show it off. Literally step 2 of a 1000 step journey.
 
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Some more details about that RC plane that India tested.

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NEW DELHI: In an initial but crucial step towards eventually building a full-fledged stealth combat drone capable of firing missiles and dropping bombs, India conducted the maiden flight of an unmanned ‘autonomous flying wing technology demonstrator’ on Friday.
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So it's apparently just a technology demonstrator. But India is already excited about getring a stealth UCAV.

The stealth wing flying testbed (SWiFT), which is a smaller or scaled down version of what will eventually be a remotely-piloted strike aircraft (RPSA), was flown from the aeronautical test range at Chitradurga in Karnataka for around 15 minutes.
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Many fancy names for an RC plane that flew for only 15 minutes. It's not a true flying wing because of its vertical stabilizer. I doubt it is even stealthy.

The airframe, undercarriage, entire flight control and avionics systems of the SWiFT have been developed indigenously, though it’s currently powered by a small Russian turbofan engine.
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Why do you need a small Russian turbofan engine for an RC plane? RC plane hobbyists can buy RC jet engines for a fraction of the cost. If you're gonna use a Russian turbofan engine, at least build something worthy of receiving it.

The plan is to power the RPSA with the indigenous Kaveri aero-engine because it will not require an afterburner (meant for supersonic flight),” a source said.
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So the 'mighty Kaveri' engine is gonna become a drone engine in the future? Wasn't it supposed to be on the Tejas by now?

What happened to Indian boasts that the Kaveri will beat China's fighter jet engine program? China already has WS-10 engines in operation for more than a decade now. While Kaveri is nowhere to be seen. This is bad omen for India's RPSA program.

But India currently does not have full-fledged unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) like the American Predators and Reapers, which are controlled by satellites and can fire missiles on enemy targets before returning to re-arm for further missions.

The proposed $3 billion (around Rs 22,000 crore) acquisition of 30 ‘hunter-killer’ armed MQ-9B Predator or Sea Guardian drones from the US is on hold because of the high costs involved and the thrust on indigenization in defence production, as reported by TOI earlier.
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India wants UCAVs but for political reasons, cannot buy them from Turkey and China. Cannot afford US drones (despite celebrating the proposal back in 2020). Cannot buy what they wanted from Israel or Russia.

So now India wants to develop their own UCAVs, but only have grenade-dropping quadcopters, and an overpriced RC plane to show for it today. Keep waiting, while China and Pakistan are fielding operational UCAVs by the hundreds. India getting left behind in the drone department is truly an understatement. Jai Hind!
 
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Bellum_Romanum

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If Malaysians actually go ahead and buy the Tejas it'll be the dumbest miliary procurement in recent memory. Malaysia needs to have a word with Peru when they bought those Indian made helicopters. Even the Indian air force don't want it, and thats saying something.

It's hard to know if they are genuinely considering it or it's just the usual Indian media.

Malaysia seem to be on a cost cutting mission which is why American jets are out. Going for the mig-35 will likely lead to CAASTA sanctions. To me the only sensible option is the JF-17, although they will have concerns.

"2) Sunni-Islamic countries take priority in Malaysia's defence dealings. If an Islamic country can offer anything similar or better than a Tejas, you can bet that it'll be ahead of the queue. Hint: Pakistan's JF-17. Malaysia hates China? Well as long as they buy it from Pakistan, and not China, the Malaysian leaders and populace will accept it. They are some of the dumbest people on this earth. Its been done before, Malaysia had bought Baktar-Shikan (aka HJ-8) ATGMs from Pakistan."

If Pakistan can pull off getting Malaysia to buy the JF-17 using the Islamic brotherhood card it'll be a massive coup. I'm not sure it will happen though. Hopefully the guy in charge of procurement is a Malay and not a Chinese Malaysian, they hate China.
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Why do Chinese-Malaysians hate China?
 
Nobo

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AssassinsMace said:

So does anyone think this is just an RC model?
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Is it only me or someone else think this is kind of toy size selfie drones......only without the cams?
Why does it look so small?

ugghh..never mind...found more about it..
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In addition, the UAV is very small. During take-off, it is smaller than a windsock it passes in the background, and its main undercarriage is barely wider than the stripe down the middle of the runway.
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