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	* [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle]]		* [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle]]
	'''Related development'''		'''Related development'''

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	'''''Ghatak''''' (<small>pronounced: [[Help:IPA/Hindi\|gʰɑːt̪ək]]</small>){{efn\|from Hindi/Sanskrit 'घातक' (<small>[[IAST\|romanised]]:</small> ''ghātaka'') meaning 'killer', 'deadly'}} is an autonomous jet powered [[Stealth aircraft\|stealthy]] [[unmanned combat air vehicle]] (UCAV), being developed by [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) for the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=India to develop unmanned combat aerial vehicle\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-to-develop-unmanned-combat-aerial-vehicle/story-gnfRezY6tbKLDa3mtkUdmI.html\|work=Hindustan Times\|agency=IANS\|date=25 November 2009\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=New Imagery Details Indian Aura UCAV\|url=http://aviationweek.com/awin/new-imagery-details-indian-aura-ucav\|work=Aviation Week & Space Technology\|date=16 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> The design work on the [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle\|UCAV]] is to be carried out by [[Aeronautical Development Agency]] (ADA). ''Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA)'' was a tentative name for the UCAV.<ref name="toi" /><ref name="et" /> Details of the project are classified.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/100966/India/india-developing-unmanned-combat-aerial-vehicle.html\|title=India developing unmanned combat aerial vehicle\|work=India Today\|date=2010-06-10\|access-date=2012-01-28}}</ref>		'''''Ghatak''''' (<small>pronounced: [[Help:IPA/Hindi\|gʰɑːt̪ək]]</small>){{efn\|from Hindi/Sanskrit 'घातक' (<small>[[IAST\|romanised]]:</small> ''ghātaka'') meaning 'killer', 'deadly'}} is an autonomous jet powered [[Stealth aircraft\|stealthy]] [[unmanned combat air vehicle]] (UCAV), being developed by [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE) of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) for the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=India to develop unmanned combat aerial vehicle\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-to-develop-unmanned-combat-aerial-vehicle/story-gnfRezY6tbKLDa3mtkUdmI.html\|work=Hindustan Times\|agency=IANS\|date=25 November 2009\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=New Imagery Details Indian Aura UCAV\|url=http://aviationweek.com/awin/new-imagery-details-indian-aura-ucav\|work=Aviation Week & Space Technology\|date=16 July 2012}}</ref> The design work on the [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle\|UCAV]] is to be carried out by [[Aeronautical Development Agency]] (ADA). ''Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA)'' was a tentative name for the UCAV.<ref name="toi" /><ref name="et" /> Details of the project are classified.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/100966/India/india-developing-unmanned-combat-aerial-vehicle.html\|title=India developing unmanned combat aerial vehicle\|work=India Today\|date=2010-06-10\|access-date=2012-01-28}}</ref>

	The Ghatak UCAV will have internal weapons bay for carrying [[missiles]], bombs and [[precision-guided munition]]s. Its design will be based on [[flying-wing]] concept, and will be powered by a turbofan engine.		The Ghatak UCAV will have internal weapons bay for carrying [[missiles]], bombs and [[precision-guided munition]]s. Its design will be based on [[flying-wing]] concept, and will be powered by a turbofan engine.
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	The Ghatak is an autonomous jet powered [[Stealth aircraft\|stealthy]] [[unmanned combat air vehicle]] (UCAV), being developed by the [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE).<ref name=":5" /> It was initially called the ''Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA),''<ref name=et>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/government-set-to-clear-rs-3000-crore-plan-to-develop-engine-for-indias-first-ucav/articleshow/49775096.cms\|title=Government set to clear Rs 3,000 crore plan to develop engine for India's first UCAV\|last=Pubby\|first=Manu\|date=2018-07-15\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> but was eventually renamed as ''Ghatak'' UCAV.<ref name="shivaroor">{{Cite web \|last=Aroor \|first=Shiv \|author-link=Shiv Aroor \|title=EXCLUSIVE: Inside The World Of India’s Most Secret Combat Aircraft Program \|url=https://www.livefistdefence.com/2018/02/exclusive-inside-the-world-of-indias-most-secret-combat-aircraft.html \|access-date=2019-10-28 \|website=Livefist \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="toi" /> In 2015, Defence Minister [[Manohar Parrikar]] informed Rajya Sabha that Ghatak UCAV will be powered by a dry variant of [[GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri\|Kaveri]] afterburning turbofan engine,<ref>{{cite news \|date=30 July 2015 \|title=Indigenous Kaveri engine to power Unmanned Combat Aircraft \|work=Business Standard \|agency=PTI \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indigenous-kaveri-engine-to-power-unmanned-combat-aircraft-115073001331_1.html}}</ref> which will have a thrust of 52 [[kilonewton]]s.<ref name="toi" />		The Ghatak is an autonomous jet powered [[Stealth aircraft\|stealthy]] [[unmanned combat air vehicle]] (UCAV), being developed by the [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE).<ref name=":5" /> It was initially called the ''Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA),''<ref name=et>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/government-set-to-clear-rs-3000-crore-plan-to-develop-engine-for-indias-first-ucav/articleshow/49775096.cms\|title=Government set to clear Rs 3,000 crore plan to develop engine for India's first UCAV\|last=Pubby\|first=Manu\|date=2018-07-15\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> but was eventually renamed as ''Ghatak'' UCAV.<ref name="shivaroor">{{Cite web \|last=Aroor \|first=Shiv \|author-link=Shiv Aroor \|title=EXCLUSIVE: Inside The World Of India’s Most Secret Combat Aircraft Program \|url=https://www.livefistdefence.com/2018/02/exclusive-inside-the-world-of-indias-most-secret-combat-aircraft.html \|access-date=2019-10-28 \|website=Livefist \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="toi" /> In 2015, Defence Minister [[Manohar Parrikar]] informed Rajya Sabha that Ghatak UCAV will be powered by a dry variant of [[GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri\|Kaveri]] afterburning turbofan engine,<ref>{{cite news \|date=30 July 2015 \|title=Indigenous Kaveri engine to power Unmanned Combat Aircraft \|work=Business Standard \|agency=PTI \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indigenous-kaveri-engine-to-power-unmanned-combat-aircraft-115073001331_1.html}}</ref> which will have a thrust of 52 [[kilonewton]]s.<ref name="toi" />

	The flight control system and data link packages of the UCAV will be developed inhouse by ADA and [[Defence Electronics Application Laboratory]].<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Ghosh\|first1=Anirvan\|title=We never had a single failure in 1,500 flights of Tejas: ADE\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/sunday-et/people--places/we-never-had-a-single-failure-in-1500-flights-of-tejas-ade/articleshow/7294743.cms\|access-date=28 January 2012\|work=The Economic Times\|date=17 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> The Ghatak UCAV will be developed with public – private sector participation.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Pubby \|first=Manu \|title=Government set to clear Rs 3,000 crore plan to develop engine for India's first UCAV \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/government-set-to-clear-rs-3000-crore-plan-to-develop-engine-for-indias-first-ucav/articleshow/49775096.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2022-07-03}}</ref>		The flight control system and data link packages of the UCAV will be developed inhouse by ADA and [[Defence Electronics Application Laboratory]].<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Ghosh\|first1=Anirvan\|title=We never had a single failure in 1,500 flights of Tejas: ADE\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/sunday-et/people--places/we-never-had-a-single-failure-in-1500-flights-of-tejas-ade/articleshow/7294743.cms\|access-date=28 January 2012\|work=The Economic Times\|date=17 January 2011}}</ref> The Ghatak UCAV will be developed with public – private sector participation.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Pubby \|first=Manu \|title=Government set to clear Rs 3,000 crore plan to develop engine for India's first UCAV \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/government-set-to-clear-rs-3000-crore-plan-to-develop-engine-for-indias-first-ucav/articleshow/49775096.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2022-07-03}}</ref>

	In 2011, in an interview given to [[The Economic Times]], [[DRDO]]'s Chief Controller, R&D (aeronautics), Dr Prahlada said, "the UCAV will have on-board mission computers, data links, fire control radars, identification of friend or foe, and collision avoidance systems, they will be highly [[Artificial intelligence\|intelligent]] drones", he also added that "UCAV will be capable of flying at altitudes of {{convert\|30,000\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on\|disp=sqbr}} and weighing less than 15 tonnes, will have rail-launching for the missiles, bombs and PGMs (precision-guided munitions) they will carry."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Pandit\|first1=Rajat\|title=India quietly begins combat drone project\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/India-quietly-begins-combat-drone-project/articleshow/7941545.cms\|work=The Economic Times\|date=11 April ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In 2011, in an interview given to [[The Economic Times]], [[DRDO]]'s Chief Controller, R&D (aeronautics), Dr Prahlada said, "the UCAV will have on-board mission computers, data links, fire control radars, identification of friend or foe, and collision avoidance systems, they will be highly [[Artificial intelligence\|intelligent]] drones", he also added that "UCAV will be capable of flying at altitudes of {{convert\|30,000\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on\|disp=sqbr}} and weighing less than 15 tonnes, will have rail-launching for the missiles, bombs and PGMs (precision-guided munitions) they will carry."<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Pandit\|first1=Rajat\|title=India quietly begins combat drone project\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/India-quietly-begins-combat-drone-project/articleshow/7941545.cms\|work=The Economic Times\|date=11 April 2011}}</ref>

	== Development ==		== Development ==

	=== Project Ghatak ===		=== Project Ghatak ===
	Project Ghatak was initiated as a successor to the 2009 AURA (Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft) programme. The AURA was a pioneer programme sanctioned in 2009 with a budget of {{INRConvert\|125\|m\|lk=r\|year=~~2022~~}}, to carryout a feasibility study for the future Indian UCAV. The AURA programme was completed in April 2013.<ref name="toi">{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-develop-own-stealth-combat-drones/articleshow/50165296.cms\|title=India set to develop own stealth combat drones\|date=14 December 2015\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en\|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> The project Ghatak was initiated by ADA in consultation with the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF), with an objective to develop a stealthy UCAV based on [[flying wing]] design.<ref name="toi" /> The flying wing configuration is inherently stealthy, can carry more fuel and payload than conventional UCAV designs, however it has more complex flight control surfaces and laws.<ref name=":2" /> [[Times Now]] news quoting DRDO scientists reports that this design ensures optimum fuel use and stability for the aircraft.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Hazra \|first=Dipavali \|date=2 July 2022 \|title=DRDO takes major step towards developing unmanned combat aerial vehicles: Explained \|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/exclusive/drdo-tests-autonomous-flying-wing-technology-demonstrator-know-what-this-means-article-92616307 \|access-date=2022-07-03 \|website=TimesNow \|language=en}}</ref> The Ghatak UCAV is projected to weigh less than a fighter jet and is intended to be powered by a 'dry engine' derivative of [[GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri]] turbofan engine capable of producing a thrust of 52 kN.<ref name="toi" /> According to a [[Press Information Bureau]] (PIB) document dated to 2017, an initial fund of {{INRConvert\|2.31\|b\|year=~~2022~~}} had been allocated in 2016 for the design of Ghatak and development of critical advanced Technologies for Ghatak & [[HAL AMCA]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158007\|title=DRDO Projects\|date=3 February 2017\|website=[[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]]\|via=[[Press Information Bureau]]\|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref><ref name="shivaroor" /> The [[Indian Navy]] is also interested in the project, and is keen on acquiring deck based UCAVs for future aircraft carriers and [[Landing Platform Docks (LPD) of the Indian Navy\|Landing Platform Docks (LPD)]].<ref name=":0" />		Project Ghatak was initiated as a successor to the 2009 AURA (Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft) programme. The AURA was a pioneer programme sanctioned in 2009 with a budget of {{INRConvert\|125\|m\|lk=r\|year=2009}}, to carryout a feasibility study for the future Indian UCAV. The AURA programme was completed in April 2013.<ref name="toi">{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-develop-own-stealth-combat-drones/articleshow/50165296.cms\|title=India set to develop own stealth combat drones\|date=14 December 2015\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en\|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> The project Ghatak was initiated by ADA in consultation with the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF), with an objective to develop a stealthy UCAV based on [[flying wing]] design.<ref name="toi" /> The flying wing configuration is inherently stealthy, can carry more fuel and payload than conventional UCAV designs, however it has more complex flight control surfaces and laws.<ref name=":2" /> [[Times Now]] news quoting DRDO scientists reports that this design ensures optimum fuel use and stability for the aircraft.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Hazra \|first=Dipavali \|date=2 July 2022 \|title=DRDO takes major step towards developing unmanned combat aerial vehicles: Explained \|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/exclusive/drdo-tests-autonomous-flying-wing-technology-demonstrator-know-what-this-means-article-92616307 \|access-date=2022-07-03 \|website=TimesNow \|language=en}}</ref> The Ghatak UCAV is projected to weigh less than a fighter jet and is intended to be powered by a 'dry engine' derivative of [[GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri]] turbofan engine capable of producing a thrust of 52 kN.<ref name="toi" /> According to a [[Press Information Bureau]] (PIB) document dated to 2017, an initial fund of {{INRConvert\|2.31\|b\|year=2016}} had been allocated in 2016 for the design of Ghatak and development of critical advanced Technologies for Ghatak & [[HAL AMCA]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158007\|title=DRDO Projects\|date=3 February 2017\|website=[[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]]\|via=[[Press Information Bureau]]\|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref><ref name="shivaroor" /> The [[Indian Navy]] is also interested in the project, and is keen on acquiring deck based UCAVs for future aircraft carriers and [[Landing Platform Docks (LPD) of the Indian Navy\|Landing Platform Docks (LPD)]].<ref name=":0" />

	====Stealth Wing Flying Testbed (SWiFT)====		====Stealth Wing Flying Testbed (SWiFT)====

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'''''Ghatak''''' is an autonomous [[Stealth aircraft|stealthy]] [[unmanned combat air vehicle]] (UCAV), being developed by the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] for the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India to develop unmanned combat aerial vehicle|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-to-develop-unmanned-combat-aerial-vehicle/story-gnfRezY6tbKLDa3mtkUdmI.html|work=Hindustan Times|agency=IANS|date=25 November 2009|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Imagery Details Indian Aura UCAV|url=http://aviationweek.com/awin/new-imagery-details-indian-aura-ucav|work=Aviation Week & Space Technology|date=16 July 2012}}</ref> The design work on the [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAV]] is to be carried out by [[Aeronautical Development Agency]] (ADA). ''Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA)'' was a tentative name for the UCAV.<ref name="toi" /><ref name="et" /> Details of the project are classified.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/100966/India/india-developing-unmanned-combat-aerial-vehicle.html|title=India developing unmanned combat aerial vehicle|work=India Today|date=2010-06-10|access-date=2012-01-28|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The UCAV will be capable of releasing [[missiles]], bombs and [[precision-guided munition]]s. The programme is in its project definition stage. The design is in line with what former DRDO chief controller for Aeronautics said in 2007, that India's combat drone would be a stealthy [[flying-wing]] concept aircraft with internal weapons bay and a turbofan engine.

First flight of a scaled down testbed is scheduled in 2021 and that of a full scale prototype is expected in 2024-25.

==Description==
Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA) was a tentative name for an Indian UCAV project,<ref name=et>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/government-set-to-clear-rs-3000-crore-plan-to-develop-engine-for-indias-first-ucav/articleshow/49775096.cms|title=Government set to clear Rs 3,000 crore plan to develop engine for India's first UCAV|last=Pubby|first=Manu|date=2018-07-15|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> but was eventually called the ''Ghatak'' UCAV.<ref name="shivaroor" /><ref name="toi" />

The ADA describes the UCAV as a "self-defending high-speed reconnaissance UAV with weapon firing capability".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/Make-in-India-sees-first-unmanned-UAV/articleshow/55548908.cms|title=Make in India sees first unmanned UAV|date=22 November 2016|website=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]|language=en|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> The UCAV will cruise at medium altitude and will be capable of carrying two or more guided strike weapons with on-board sensors for targeting and weapon guidance.

The flight control system and data link packages of the UCAV will be created by [[Aeronautical Development Agency|ADA]] and [[Defence Electronics Application Laboratory]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghosh|first1=Anirvan|title=We never had a single failure in 1,500 flights of Tejas: ADE|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/sunday-et/people--places/we-never-had-a-single-failure-in-1500-flights-of-tejas-ade/articleshow/7294743.cms|access-date=28 January 2012|work=The Economic Times|date=17 January 2011}}</ref>

[[DRDO]]'s Chief Controller, R&D (aeronautics), Dr Prahlada said, "Capable of flying at altitudes of {{convert|30,000|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} and weighing less than 15 tonnes, the UCAVs will have rail-launching for the missiles, bombs and PGMs (precision-guided munitions) they will carry."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pandit|first1=Rajat|title=India quietly begins combat drone project|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/India-quietly-begins-combat-drone-project/articleshow/7941545.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=11 April 2011}}</ref> In 2015 Defence Minister [[Manohar Parrikar]] informed Rajya Sabha that UCAV will be powered by a dry [[GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri|Kaveri engine]] variant,<ref>{{cite news|title=Indigenous Kaveri engine to power Unmanned Combat Aircraft|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indigenous-kaveri-engine-to-power-unmanned-combat-aircraft-115073001331_1.html|work=Business Standard|agency=PTI|date=30 July 2015}}</ref> which will have a thrust of 52 [[Kilonewton]].<ref name="toi" /> It is said to employ a [[Thrust vectoring|fluid thrust vectoring]] method

== Development ==

The Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft was a feasibility study started in 2009 with a budget of {{INRConvert|12.5|c|lk=|year=2009}} and successfully completed in April 2013.<ref name=toi>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-set-to-develop-own-stealth-combat-drones/articleshow/50165296.cms|title=India set to develop own stealth combat drones|date=14 December 2015|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref>

Initial funding of {{INRConvert|231|c|lk=|year=2016}} for the project was sanctioned by the [[Government of India]] in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158007|title=DRDO Projects|date=3 February 2017|website=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]|via=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref><ref name="shivaroor" />

As of March 2017, a full-scale model was being built for testing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livefistdefence.com/2017/02/exclusive-indias-ghatak-stealth-ucav-moves-forward.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: India’s Ghatak Stealth UCAV Moves Forward, Likely With Dassault|last=[[Shiv Aroor|Aroor]]|first=[[Shiv Aroor|Shiv]]|website=Livefist|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref><ref name="shivaroor" />

A technology demonstrator called ''Stealth Wing Flying Testbed'' (SWiFT)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=158187|title=Special Innovative Defence Projects|date=7 February 2017|website=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]|via=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> is being developed by [[Aeronautical Development Agency]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]. It is intended to develop technologies required in the final ''Ghatak'' UCAV.<ref name="shivaroor">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livefistdefence.com/2018/02/exclusive-inside-the-world-of-indias-most-secret-combat-aircraft.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: Inside The World Of India’s Most Secret Combat Aircraft Program|last=[[Shiv Aroor|Aroor]]|first=[[Shiv Aroor|Shiv]]|website=Livefist|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> A prototype of the SWIFT is expected to be flight-tested by 2021 with a [[NPO Saturn]] 36MT [[turbofan]] engine.<ref name="shivaroor"/>

In Q4 of 2020, a small version of delta wing UAV was developed by ADA and [[IISc]] and test flown in [[Hosur]]. The UAV utilised a microjet engine and attained a maximum velocity of 190 kmph during flight.<ref>{{Cite news|last=CS|first=Hemant|date=2020-11-03|title=ADA-IISC'S REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY TEST FLOWN|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/ada-iiscs-remotely-piloted-aircraft-successfully-test-flown/articleshow/79010169.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103062923/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/ada-iiscs-remotely-piloted-aircraft-successfully-test-flown/articleshow/79010169.cms|archive-date=2020-11-03|access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle]]
'''Related development'''
* [[DRDO Rustom]]
'''Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era'''
* [[Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik]]
* [[Boeing X-45]]
* [[X-47 Pegasus|Northrop Grumman X-47]]
* [[Lockheed Martin Polecat]]
* [[Dassault nEUROn]]
* [[BAE Taranis]]
* [[Boeing Phantom Ray]]
* [[Mikoyan Skat]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130215004723/http://livefist.blogspot.in/2012/02/exclusive-what-indias-stealth-ucav-aura.html Stealth UCAV AURA]

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[[Category:Unmanned stealth aircraft]]