Drishti 10 ‘Starliner

10.01.2024

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Recently,Chief of Naval Staff flagged off the first indigenously manufactured Drishti 10 'Starliner' Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for the Navy.  

About Drishti 10 ‘Starliner’:

• It is an indigenously manufactured Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
• It was developed by Adani Defence and Aerospace.
• It is an advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform with 36 hours endurance and a 450 kg payload capacity.
• It is an all-weather military platform which has clearance to fly in both segregated and unsegregated airspace.
• It is designed to possess high endurance, combat-proven capabilities, and advanced features, providing a significant boost to India’s naval capabilities.
• The UAV’s autonomous nature, coupled with its mission effectiveness and payload configuration options, makes it an invaluable asset for strategic operations.
• One of the distinguishing features of the Drishti 10 ‘Starliner’ is its minimal maintenance requirements, making it cost-effective and operationally efficient.
• This characteristic ensures increased operational readiness, reducing downtime, and maximising deployment opportunities.
• It is equipped with advanced communication systems, including satellite communication and Line-of-Sight (LOS) data links, ensuring reliable and secure data transmission.  
• The UAV would play a pivotal role in shaping future naval operations and safeguarding India’s national maritime interests in the Indian Ocean region. 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

• It is an aircraft that operates without a human pilot onboard.
• UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system, which include additionally a ground-based controller and a system of communications with the UAV.
•  Instead, it is either piloted remotely by a human operator or autonomously through pre-programmed systems or artificial intelligence.
• UAVs are commonly known as “drones.”                                                   

                                                                   Source:Indian Express