{"id":19164,"date":"2026-07-10T09:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19164"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:26:40","slug":"drishti-10-starliner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/drishti-10-starliner\/","title":{"rendered":"Drishti-10 Starliner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Drishti-10 Starliner Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s Porbandar district during a routine training sortie recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Drishti-10 Starliner<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an advanced, <\/span><b>indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> variant of Israel\u2019s Elbit Systems&#8217; Hermes 900 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">platform ,<\/span><b> built by Adani Defence and Aerospace <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at its Hyderabad facility under a <\/span><b>technology transfer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> agreement.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed for<\/span><b> intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is a crucial asset for enhancing India&#8217;s maritime and border security capabilities. .<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Drishti-10 Starliner <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>MALE Class UAV:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>(Medium Altitude Long Endurance) <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uavs\/\" target=\"_blank\">UAV<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which means it has the capability to fly high (usually 10,000 to 30,000 feet) and the <\/span><b>endurance <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of continuous flight for up to <\/span><b>36 hours.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Payload Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is equipped with the potential of <\/span><b>carrying 450 kilograms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of heavy and sophisticated sensors, communication gear, and radar units among others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Certification:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>certified <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to <\/span><b>NATO STANAG 4671<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is one of the most <\/span><b>important airworthiness standards,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and this <\/span><b>enables <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the drone to<\/span><b> operate in both segregated and unsegregated airspace <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with safety.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This kind of certification is very <\/span><b>rare for military drones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it enhances the operational flexibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Autonomy &amp; Connectivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Built for <\/span><b>self-governing operations and SATCOM (satellite communication),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which indicates that it can be managed and <\/span><b>provide data beyond the line-of-sight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, right across the horizon.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the distinguishing features is its <\/span><b>minimal maintenance requirements,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it cost-effective and operationally efficient.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/navys-drishti-10-uav-crashes-near-gujarats-porbandar-inquiry-ordered\/article71201737.ece#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drishti-10 Starliner is an advanced, indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). 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