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Not to be confused with Rostam. DRDO Rustom A mockup of the DRDO Rustom at Aero India-09 Role Remote controlled UAV Manufacturer DRDO Status In Development Primary users Indian Air Force Indian Army, Indian Navy Developed from NAL LCRA(Light Canard Research Aircraft) Rustom (English: Warrior) is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) being developed by DRDO for the three services, Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force of the Indian Armed Forces.[1] Rustom is derived from the NAL's LCRA (Light Canard Research Aircraft) developed by a team under the leadership of late Prof. Rustom B. Damania in the 1980s. The UAV will have structural changes and a new engine.[2] Rustom will replace/supplement the Heron UAVs in service with the Indian armed forces.[3]. The first low speed taxi trials of the first prototype were carried out on September 22, 2008. Contents 1 Design and development 2 Current status 3 Specifications 4 See also 5 References 6 External links // Design and development Rustom's basic design is derived from the NAL light canard research aircraft (LCRA). The aircraft has been named after Rustom Damania, a former professor of IISc, Bangalore who died in 2001. DRDO decided to name the UAV after him because it is derived from National Aeronautical Laboratories’ light canard research aircraft (LCRA) developed under Rustom Damania’s leadership in the 1980s.[4] With the Rustom MALE UAV project, DRDO intends to move away from traditional ways of developing products whereby laboratories under DRDO, like the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), which is involved in this project, develop and finalise the product and transfer technology to a production agency. DRDO will follow a practice of concurrent engineering where initial design efforts also take into consideration production issues, with the production agency participating in the development of the system right from the design stage. The agency will also follow up issues related to infrastructure and expertise for the product and its support, thereby overcoming time delays in crucial projects.[5] Rustom which has a wingspan of 20 metres and weighs 1,800 kg, will be launched by the conventional method and not the launcher as in the case of the Lakshya and Nishant. Rustom will be able to see the enemy territory up to a distance of 250 km and carry a variety of cameras and radar for surveillance.[6] Current status The Indian government has allowed the development of the Rustom MALE UAV project in association with a production agency cum development partner (PADP). The ADE officials indicated that the requests for proposals (RFP) would shortly be issued to four vendors which are the Tatas, Larsen and Toubro, Godrej and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-Bharat Electronics (joint bid) who were chosen out of the 23 firms that responded. Currently, negotiations are underway between these companies and the three Indian armed forces since the private majors are looking for support and commitment from them before they start executing any development and production plans. This is because of the fact that the chosen PADP will also have a financial stake in the Rustom project. The Armed Forces would also be asked to take up a financial stake and the Indian government may have to guarantee that a specific number of Rustom UAVs will be bought.[7] A prototype to validate the technology for the project has been built and the taxi trials has been completed.[8] First flight of Rustom-I took place on 16-11-2009 at the Taneja Aerospace Air Field near Hosur. The demonstration resulted as the prototype crashing to the ground. Stated by the DRDO, the taxiing and takeoff was exactly as planned. Due to misjudgment of altitude of the flight, the on-board engine was switched off through ground command which made the on-board thrust developed to go to zero.[9] Despite the mishap, the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation stated: "The flight proved the functioning of a number of systems such as aerodynamics, redundant flight control, engine and datalink, which go a long way towards the development of a complex UAV." At least 10 more test flights of the Rustom design are expected before the system can be taken up for production. The test work is being performed using a sub-scale version of the air vehicle (Rustom-I TD) with a 1.5 m (4.9 ft) wing span and an overall length of 3m. Specifications General characteristics Crew: none Length: () Wingspan: 20 m (65.616 ft) Height: () Empty weight: 1,800 kg (3968.32 lbs) Powerplant: 1× , () Performance Maximum speed: 225 km/h (139.81 mph) Range: 350 km () Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,668 m) See also Unmanned aerial vehicle Related development DRDO Lakshya DRDO Nishant Ulka Kapothaka Comparable aircraft IAI Eitan IAI Heron EADS Harfang MQ-1 Predator TAI Anka Related lists List of unmanned aerial vehicles v • d • e Lists relating to aviation General Timeline of aviation · Aircraft (manufacturers) · Aircraft engines (manufacturers) · Rotorcraft (manufacturers) · Airports · Airlines (defunct) · Civil authorities · Museums Military Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft Accidents/incidents General · Military · Commercial (airliners) · Deaths Records Airspeed · Distance · Altitude · Endurance · Most-produced aircraft v • d • e Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Aeronautics Avionics Light Combat Aircraft · Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft Other HAL programs HAL HJT-36 · HAL Dhruv Unmanned aerial vehicles Nishant · Rustom · Lakshya · DRDO Kapothaka · DRDO Fluffy · AURA UAV Indigenization efforts g-suits, flight suits overalls, helmets, oxygen masks, gloves and automatic inflatable life jackets. 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Kapur · Ranjit Lal Jetley · Ram Narain Agarwal · A. P. J. Abdul Kalam · W Selvamurthy · Dr.V.K.Saraswat · M. Natrajan  · T.S. Subramanian  · Dr P.K. Venkatachalam  · V. K. Aatre  · Raja Ramanna · Venkatesan Engine GTX 37-14U · GTX-35VS Kaveri · Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine · GATET engine Important Programs Project Indigo · Project Valiant · Project Devil · IGMDP References ^ Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV Rustom ^ Chapter 9 : NAL and Trainers:ACIG ^ India joins select group to develop UCAV technology ^ http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb162009/state20090216118795.asp ^ http://indiadefenceonline.com/428/drdos-rustom-uav-to-roll-out-soon/ ^ http://indianaviationnews.net/aeroindia2009/2009/02/rustom-to-lock-horns-with-mantis-herti.html ^ http://indiadefenceonline.com/428/drdos-rustom-uav-to-roll-out-soon/ ^ Significant step toward indigenous UAV ^ http://www.algerie-defense.com/2009/11/indias-uav-demonstrator-crashes-during-trials/ External links Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV-Rustom