Rustom 2/TAPAS/BH-201 MALE UAV News Updates and Discussions

[sayareakd]

Who will manufacture this? HAL?

Its made by an Indian company, that company is in FB. Search it you might find it.

 

[Kshatriya87]

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Pic of a Rustom 2 UCAV prototype.
Going by specifications, Rustom 2 is slightly better than Reaper in weight capacity.

But isn't the reaper designed for high altitudes?

 

[Indx TechStyle]

@BATTLE FIELD
@sydsnyper
Rustom 2 is no doubt a UCAV but but is flying for first time. Let it fly properly and then, DRDO will look ahead for weapons and hardpoints.
@Kshatriya87
Yup, Reaper is a HALE(High Altitude Long Endurance UCAV).
Rustom 2 is MALE(Medium Altitude Long Endurance)
Actually Rustom 2 is a UCAV variant of MALE UAV Rustom1.
A HALE UAV (High Altitude Long Endurance) Rustom-H is also under development.
UCAV variant of that will be awesome.
I just want to see faces of pakistanis. They have been jumping over their baby copies of Chinese CH3.
can anybody tag a pakistani here?

 

[BATTLE FIELD]

Rustom 2 is no doubt a UCAV but but is flying for first time. Let it fly properly and then, DRDO will look ahead for weapons and hardpoints.

i thought rustom-1 is already flying with helina missiles.
http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/armed-varient-of-rustom-1.68126/

Rustom 2 is MALE(Medium Altitude Long Endurance)
Actually Rustom 2 is a UCAV variant of MALE UAV Rustom1

rustom-1 has different design
rustom-ii is based on rustom-H
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRDO_Rustom

 

[tharun]

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Pic of a Rustom 2 UCAV prototype.
Going by specifications, Rustom 2 is slightly better than Reaper in weight capacity.

Why just they didn't go after single engine at back rather than two in the front?
It will save place and we can arm with missiles in place of engines

 

[tharun]

Ready for trails ..

Single engine at back may save space for missiles right?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Its a male UAV for long distance and longer range with higher altitude and too with Weapons ..

Single engine at back may save space for missiles right?

 

[Bahamut]

@Kunal Biswas What kind of sensors and air to ground missiles will Rustom carry and what are counter measure for a electronic attack duriing a mission.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

I cannot say much abt it as their is little information on net ..

 

[tharun]

Its a male UAV for long distance and longer range with higher altitude and too with Weapons ..

What is this MALE mean?
Why can't some one copy reaper drone

 

[Bahamut]

What is this MALE mean?
Why can't some one copy reaper drone

MALE stands for Medium Altitude Long Endurance .Reaper was offered to India but was rejected on grounds that India was not given full access to it technology .Presently talks are on for Avenger but a full ToT is must for such a deal.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

A medium-altitude long-endurance UAV (MALE UAV) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that flies at an altitude window of 10,000 to 30,000 feet for extended durations of time, typically 24 to 48 hours.

What is this MALE mean?

 

[tsunami]

There is no first flight of Rustom-2 for last 4 years.They are saying since 2012 that first flight will be done in next few month, now talking about Production

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Rustom-II UAV to be tested in Chitradurga

Scientists at the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) would move to the test range later this week for the trial as an window between July 28 and August 2 would be kept open for the flight in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Once ready, the medium-altitude, long-endurance (Male) UAV is likely to be an asset for the military not only for its surveillance capability, but also for its ability to be used as an unmanned armed combat vehicle in the line of the US’s Predator that New Delhi is interested to buy.

"Rustom-II is a very big platform with a range of 250 km. However, for the first flight we will be flying it up to a distance of 50-100 km,” said a source associated with the UAV’s development.

Compared to Rustom-I that was test flown for the first time in November 2009, Rustom-II will be having Electronic Intelligence, Communication Intelligence, Medium and Long-Range Electro-optic Payloads and Synthetic Aperture Radar that will enable it to see through the clouds.

"Rustom-I is a primitive vehicle with minimal capabilities. Rustom-II, on the other hand, has several capabilities, including the ability to carry weapons,” G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri, told DH.

Once fully ready, Rustom UAVs are meant to replace Israeli Heron unmanned aerial vehicles being used by the air force and the navy. The aircraft is named after former Indian Institute of Science professor Rustom Damania, who pioneered aviation research in India in the 1980s.

Addressing a seminar on UAV in Delhi last November, an ADE official stated that the three services initially projected a requirement of 76 of these platforms.

However, like many other defence research and development organisation (DRDO) projects, Rustom-II is also facing time overrun as the production schedule, first fixed for 2016, has now been pushed to 2017 with the possibility that it may get further delayed.

The biggest challenge faced by the scientists is the excess weight of the airframe. The airframe had a weight of about 2,400 kg by 2015 end, which ADE scientists would have to bring down to about 1,700 kg in the final version for accommodating every sensor package.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Bharat Electronics Ltd partners DRDO in the development of Rustom-II and has committed several hundred crores as financial support.

@LETHALFORCE @tejas warrior @pmaitra
Wishing it not to miss deadline this time.

 

[sayareakd]

Hope Rustam 2 wont be just TD after our entry into MTCR. We have to test and deploy UCAV. Therefore all software and testings should be done in Rustam platforms.

 

[WolfPack86]

Rustom-II UAV To Be Tested In Chitradurga

 

[Yumdoot]

How does it matter whether you fire your missiles remotely from 100 meters away on ground or from 50 km away in the air. Only the datalink will change and Rustom-2 datalink is ready for it.

It is far more important for a craft this size to first take flight, then navigate correctly, then be able to look what its going to shoot at or direct the shooting at and finally to come back to land, all of it done in auto mode. Once this is done interface for missiles is going to be a simple affair. They must already have designed the airframe with the necessary strength to take all that extra load.

 

[tsunami]

For the first time they have given proper dates. I hope they will not miss it this time.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Hope Rustam 2 wont be just TD after our entry into MTCR. We have to test and deploy UCAV. Therefore all software and testings should be done in Rustam platforms.

Please change the title to
DRDO Rustom 2 UCAV. I will put all updates here.
Rustom 2 is a far more important UAV and deserves a separate sticky thread for analysis.

 

[Mikesingh]

It's actually a UCAV.....To be weaponized later after weight reductions with composite materials. This includes Kevlar composite, carbon composite, and aluminium.