TNPSC Thervupettagam
March 1 , 2018 2460 days 1173 0
  • India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flew its Rustom 2 at its Aeronautical Test Range at Challakere in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
  • Rustom 2 also known as TAPAS-BH-201.
  • A medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, Rustom 2 or TAPAS-BH-201 has been developed by India on the lines of the American Predator drones.
  • It comes seven years after the first flight of Rustom-I took place on  2009 at the Taneja Aerospace Air Field near Hosur.
 
  • Having the capability to fly for 24 hours at stretch, the combat aerial vehicle can conduct sustained surveillance and can carry weapons along with surveillance equipment.

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