{"id":340332,"date":"2025-06-14T17:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=340332"},"modified":"2025-06-15T19:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:05:29","slug":"rudrastra-uav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rudrastra-uav\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudrastra UAV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India successfully conducted a test of the Rudrastra Hybrid VTOL UAV, demonstrating its capabilities in precision strikes, long endurance, and autonomous return. <strong>Rudrastra UAV<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Rudrastra UAV<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 441px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/thumb\/msid-121794214%2Cwidth-300%2Cheight-225%2Cimgsize-42192%2Cresizemode-75\/screenshot-2025-06-12-at-10-56-27am.jpg?resize=441%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rudrastra UAV\" width=\"441\" height=\"328\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Economic Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Rudrastra is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by <strong>Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is a <strong>VTOL drone<\/strong>, which means it can take off and land vertically like a helicopter.<\/li>\n<li>It is designed for both <strong>surveillance<\/strong> and <strong>precision strike<\/strong> missions in defence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Key Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL):<\/strong> It helps to operate in tough terrains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mission Range:<\/strong> It flies over <strong>50 km<\/strong> for active missions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Range:<\/strong> It covers over <strong>170 km<\/strong> including loitering (hovering near the target).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flight Time:<\/strong> It stays in air for around <strong>1.5 hours.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Live Video Feed:<\/strong> It provides <strong>real-time, clear visuals<\/strong> to ground operators.<\/li>\n<li>The system possesses a precision strike capability and is equipped with a precision-guided warhead.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0It executed a low-height airburst, effectively dispersing damage across a wide area. This feature makes it ideal for neutralizing enemy camps or concealed targets.<\/li>\n<li>It supports <strong>Atmanirbhar Bharat<\/strong> (self-reliant India) in defence and reduces the need to import foreign weapons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India successfully conducted a test of the Rudrastra Hybrid VTOL UAV, demonstrating its capabilities in precision strikes, long endurance, and autonomous return. Rudrastra UAV About Rudrastra UAV Rudrastra is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL). It is a VTOL drone, which means it can take off and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rudrastra-uav\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rudrastra UAV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":340475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,12039],"tags":[11872,11063],"class_list":["post-340332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-economic-times","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/screenshot-2025-06-12-at-10-56-27am.webp?fit=300%2C223&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340332","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=340332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}