Indian Army Received Indigenous Suicide Drone Nagastra-1

Indian Army Received Indigenous Suicide Drone Nagastra-1
Indian Army Received Indigenous Suicide Drone Nagastra-1

 

Drones like Nagastra-1 are a type of loitering munition, in which the aerial weapon is designed with an in-built warhead that is typically designed to loiter around a target area until a target is located, then attack the target by crashing into it. 

According to media reports, the Indian Army has received its first batch of man-portable suicide drones called Nagastra-1. The drones can precisely attack enemy training camps, launch pads and intruders, minimising risk to soldiers.

The high-tech drones have been designed and developed entirely in India by Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), a subsidiary of Nagpur-based Solar Industries. More than 75 per cent of the drones are produced in-house, according to a report in the Economic Times.

Purchasing these drones will also enable the Indian Army to carry out shallow strikes across the border if required. Drones with warheads like the Nagastra-1 are known as kamikaze or explosive drones.

The Indian Army has ordered 480 such drones from EEL, of which 120 Nagastra-1 have been delivered to the army's munitions depot, defence officials said.

Nagastra-1: The Indian Army's  Nagastra-1 kamikaze drone can neutralise any enemy threat in 'kamikaze mode' with GPS-aided precision strikes with an accuracy of 2 metres. The portable fixed-wing electric UAV weighs 9 kg and has a man-in-loop endurance of 30 minutes and a man-in-loop range of 15 km and 30 km in autonomous mode.

The electric propulsion system produces a low acoustic signature, making it difficult for the enemy to detect at altitudes above 200 metres, defence officials said.

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