Source: Global Network
[Global Network Report Reporter Xu Luming] According to the Eurasian Times in India on October 13, one of India's most ambitious aerospace projects, the "Ghatak" ( Hindi "fatal") drone, was accidentally exposed in a video released by the Kanpur Institute of Technology in India recently, indicating that the institution has been engaged in research on this project for some time.
reported that the "Ghatak" drone project led by India's Defense and Development Organization is India's most confidential aircraft project, and its goal is to develop an unmanned attack aircraft for the Indian Armed Forces (expectedly the Indian Air Force) that can strike deep targets. This drone uses a flying wing full tailless layout.
India's "Ghatak" stealth drone model exposed
The model of this drone was unveiled at a lecture on unmanned aerodynamics about two weeks ago. It is called the "Invisible Flying Wing Flight Test Platform". According to reports, this is the first time the appearance of the "Ghatak" drone is exposed, which is equipped with a landing gear. Kanpur Institute of Technology is currently studying the possibility of aircraft reducing the cross-sectional reflection area of radar and conducting wind tunnel tests to provide support for India's future fighter jet projects.
reported that technology related to the "Ghatak" drone project is expected to be 100% domestically produced in India. In 2018, it was reported that the early prototypes would use the Russian-made Saturn 36MT turbofan engine. However, the latest news said that when the "Ghatak" drone is ready to fly for the first time, India will successfully develop domestic engines and related technologies. The engine will be developed in collaboration with Safran, France, which is also an additional clause in the Indian-French Rafale fighter transaction.
Currently, many countries are developing similar stealth bomber and stealth reconnaissance aircraft , including Russia's S-70 "hunter" drone, which successfully made its first flight in August 2019. Similar projects include the "Taranis" drone of the British BAE system company , the " Barracuda" drone of the German EADS company, the X-45 drone of the Boeing company in the United States and the X-47B drone of the Nopolos Grumman company, and the "neuron" drone of the most French companies.
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