DRDO AURA
India is developing an Unmanned combat Air Vehicle for the Indian Air Force.[1] Named the AURA (Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft) the design work on the UCAV is carried out by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).[2] The ADA describes the AURA as a "self defending" high speed reconnaissance UAV with a "weapon firing capability". The first images released as part of a presentation shows the UAV as having a stealth design.[3] With the programme still in its project definition stage.It's all fully in line with what former DRDO chief controller for Aeronautics said in 2007: that India's combat drone would be a stealthy flying-wing concept aircraft with internal weapons and a turbofan engine.
The flight control system and data link packages of Aura (unmanned combat aerial vehicle) will be designed and developed jointly by ADE and Defense Electronic Application Laboratory. [4]
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