{"id":50365,"date":"2025-06-15T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T09:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50365"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:44:42","slug":"what-is-rudrastra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-rudrastra\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Rudrastra?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Rudrastra Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s latest homegrown battlefield tech marvel Rudrastra was successfully tested by the Indian Army.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Rudrastra<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a hybrid <\/span><b>Vertical Take-Off and Landing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (VTOL) drone developed by <\/span><b>Solar Aerospace and Defence Limited (SDAL).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Features of Rudrastra<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can not only take off like a helicopter but <\/span><b>also cruise like an aircraft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it versatile and hard to spot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drone is equipped with smart warheads <\/span><b>meant for anti-personnel roles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning it can target enemy soldiers and <\/span><b>positions with high accuracy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can hit <\/span><b>targets more than 50 km away<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In tests at the Pokhran range, it demonstrated a full range of 170 km and stayed in the air for nearly 90 minutes, relaying real-time video and returning on its own.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It even <\/span><b>dropped an airburst munition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that exploded low to the ground, damaging a wide area, perfect for enemy camps or artillery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s <\/span><b>meant for deep strikes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, think enemy artillery guns or terrorist hideouts well inside hostile territory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drone can quietly sneak in, strike, and return, all without risking lives. It gives the Army a powerful \u201cstand-off weapon\u201d that works from a safe distance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/new-updates\/what-is-rudrastra-indias-deadly-vtol-drone-that-can-loiter-lock-and-eliminate-from-50-km-away\/articleshow\/121834247.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rudrastra is a hybrid VTOL drone developed by Solar Aerospace and Defence Limited (SDAL), designed for advanced aerial surveillance and defense operations. 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