{"id":277656,"date":"2024-01-13T18:25:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T12:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=277656"},"modified":"2024-01-13T18:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T12:55:57","slug":"drishti-10-starliner-uav-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-first-indigenous-medium-altitude-long-endurance-drone-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drishti-10-starliner-uav-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-first-indigenous-medium-altitude-long-endurance-drone-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Drishti 10 Starliner UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle): First Indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance drone of"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/strong> This post is based on the article“What is indigenously manufactured UAV \u2018Drishti 10 Starliner\u2019?”<\/strong> published in “The Indian Express”<\/strong> on 10 January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in news?<\/h2>\n

The Indian Navy got its first indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drone, the Drishti 10 Starliner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).<\/p>\n

What is the Drishti 10 Starliner UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is it?<\/td>\nIt is an advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developed by<\/td>\nAdani Defence and Aerospace <\/strong>with technology transfer from Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Features<\/td>\n1) It is India’s first indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drone. 70% of the drone is made using indigenous components.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) It is a variant of Elbit Systems\u2019 Hermes 900 Starliner drones.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) The UAV will be officially inducted into naval maritime operations at Porbandar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4) The Drishti 10 Starliner boasts an impressive 36 hours of endurance<\/strong> and a substantial 450 kg payload capacity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

5) It stands out as the only all-weather military platform<\/strong> certified with NATO\u2019s STANAG 4671 (standardized agreement 4671)<\/strong> for airworthiness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Strategic importance<\/td>\n1) Drishti 10 Starliner is equipped with state-of-the-art sensors,<\/strong> enhanced endurance, advanced communication capabilities,<\/strong> and cutting-edge technologies. <\/strong><\/p>\n

2) The UAV would play a pivotal role in shaping future naval operations<\/strong> and safeguarding India\u2019s national maritime interests<\/strong> in the Indian Ocean region.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: This post is based on the article“What is indigenously manufactured UAV \u2018Drishti 10 Starliner\u2019?” published in “The Indian Express” on 10 January 2024. Why in news? The Indian Navy got its first indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drone, the Drishti 10 Starliner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). What is the Drishti 10 Starliner UAV (Unmanned Aerial… Continue reading Drishti 10 Starliner UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle): First Indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance drone of<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-277656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277656\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}