Aerospace Diary

by  Neelam Mathews  Aug 5 2015 The Cheel UAV to be co-developed in India by Dynamatic and AeroVironment will be a development of the latter’s Raven, seen here. (Photo: AeroVironment) Bangalore, India-based Dynamatic Technologies is co-developing a new generation lightweight unmanned aerial system (UAS) with AeroVironment of the U.S. It is named the Cheel (Hindi for Eagle) and will be based on AeroVironment’s proven expertise , with the design evolving from the 5 kg Raven and 12 kg Puma UAS. The project is one of the six “pathfinder projects” identified under the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI)  earlier this year . “The first Cheel will fly eleven months after formal approval,” Udayant Malhoutra, Dynamatic CEO and managing director told  AIN . The Indian company is already a supplier to Airbus, Bell and Boeing and has built an advanced avionics and communications laboratory; payload developm...

Gordon Arthur   &   Neelam Mathews   Closer US-India military cooperation in the UAV field kicked up a gear when  AeroVironment  and Bangalore-based  Dynamatic Technologies  inaugurated a production facility on 17 February.  The two companies will now co-develop a next generation unmanned aircraft system dubbed Cheel (Eagle), which was unveiled during Aero India on February 18. The Cheel will be based on AeroVironment’s small UAS expertise, with the design an evolution of the lightweight 5kg  RQ-11B Raven  and  12 Kg Puma ....... The prototype is expected to be ready in 12 months, according to Dynamatic Technologies CEO and managing director Udayant Malhoutra.  .... ...more on Shephardmedia