Aerospace Diary

Feb 11, 2011 Aero India Day 3 Delhi-based Avaana has signed a collaboration agreement with Italian PRO S3, for transfer of technology for its Unmanned Air Systems, branded WaveSight. It will also be looking at other systems mat a later stage. “We have acquired the technology since we are eager to start manufacture at our facility soon,” Bimal Sareen, MD and CEO of Avaana, told ShowNews. The transfer of technology agreement with PRO S3 will permit research and development, and the manufacture of the 40 kg (88 lb) system, including its catapult launcher, ground control station and the 6.5 kg maximum take-off weight air vehicle. Avaana is an integration services company focused on the high growth RFID Radio Frequency Identification market. It also conducts R&D related to unmanned air systems technology including airframe, ground and mission control software, payload and mission post-processing software. PRO S3 is also developing a quadcopter vertical take-off and landing UAS...

India’s Nishant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has completed a series of confirmation trials conducted by the Indian army at Chandan Range Pokharan in western India. The successful flight trials were conducted by the army before taking delivery of a set of four Nishant UAVs and ground systems. More orders are expected. Nishant is designed and developed by the Defense Research & Development Organization’s (DRDO) Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) laboratory, which specializes in UAVs, flight control systems and simulators. Capable of being launched from a hydropneumatic launcher without the need of a runway, Nishant is supported by ground control station equipment mounted on Czech Tatra vehicles, according to Dr. Prahlada, head of aeronautics research at DRDO. The system is recovered with the help of parachutes and landing bags and can be used for day/night battlefield reconnaissance, surveillance, target tracking and localization and correction of artillery fire....

Aerospace Daily Feb 4, 2011 PROGRAMS NEW DELHI — India’s Nishant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has completed a series of confirmation trials conducted by the Indian army at Chandan Range Pokharan in western India. The recent successful flight trials were conducted by the army before taking delivery of a set of four Nishant UAVs and ground systems. More orders are expected. Nishant is designed and developed by the Defense Research & Development Organization’s (DRDO) Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) laboratory, which specializes in UAVs, flight control systems and simulators. Capable of being launched from a hydro-pneumatic launcher without the need of a runway, Nishant is  supported by ground control station equipment mounted on “Tatra” vehicles, according to Dr. Prahlada, head of aeronautics research at DRDO. The system is recovered with the help of parachutes and landing bags and can be used for day/night battlefield reconnaissance, surveillance, target...