"Can you avoid China's air defense system"?India successfully test →

According to the Hong Kong Asian Times website reported on July 5, the Indian National Defense Research and Development Organization said in a media statement issued on July 1 that India has successfully tested in the aviation test site of Gedlerga, Kanatacbon, Its automatic flying wing technology shower.

This drone is also known as the "invisible wing air test vehicle" (SWIFT), which is an important measure to localize the equipment of the national armed forces to reduce the dependence of foreign suppliers. According to the Indian Ministry of Defense and "Defense News", the body, landing gear, flight control and aviation electronic systems of this drone are all domestically produced.

The "Times" website reports that this SWIFT unmanned length is 3.96 meters, wingspan is 4.8 meters, weighing about 1043 kg. However, "Defense News" pointed out that this 1 -ton drone uses the Russian NPO Saturn 36MT turbine fan engine, which indicates that the technology of making small drone engines in India has not yet been improved.

The National Defense Research and Development Organization said in its "Technical Focus" magazine that Swift is a narrow version of the "Gatak" unmanned fighter, which aims to test high -speed landing in stealth technology and automatic mode.

A scientist of the National Defense Research and Development Organization who did not disclose its name said in the "Defense News" that before the "Gatak" was put into full production, the SWIFT platform also needed 10 test flights to solve the design problem.

According to the Russian military observation network, flying wing design can increase flight speed, reduce resistance, and increase the hiddenness of radar, but it will lead to poor flight stability, low mobility and lift.

Invisible drones like "Gatak" may avoid the answer to China's strong air defense system.

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