Drishti-10 Starliner

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A Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered after an Indian Navy Drishti-10 Starliner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed near Dharampur village in Gujarat’s Porbandar district during a routine training sortie recently.

About Drishti-10 Starliner

• It is an advanced, indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). 
• It is a variant of Israel’s Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 platform , built by Adani Defence and Aerospace at its Hyderabad facility under a technology transfer agreement. 
• It is designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions and is a crucial asset for enhancing India’s maritime and border security capabilities. .

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Drishti-10 Starliner Features

• MALE Class UAV: It is a (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) UAV, which means it has the capability to fly high (usually 10,000 to 30,000 feet) and the endurance of continuous flight for up to 36 hours.
• Payload Capacity: It is equipped with the potential of carrying 450 kilograms of heavy and sophisticated sensors, communication gear, and radar units among others.  
• Certification: It is certified according to NATO STANAG 4671, which is one of the most important airworthiness standards, and this enables the drone to operate in both segregated and unsegregated airspace with safety. 
  • This kind of certification is very rare for military drones and it enhances the operational flexibility. 
• Autonomy & Connectivity: Built for self-governing operations and SATCOM (satellite communication), which indicates that it can be managed and provide data beyond the line-of-sight, right across the horizon. 
• One of the distinguishing features is its minimal maintenance requirements, making it cost-effective and operationally efficient.

News: TH