Indian Navy gets 2nd Adani Defence-made Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone
By Anish Kumar | First Published Dec 4, 2024, 7:00 PM ISTThe Indian Navy has initiated the induction of its second Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone, enhancing maritime force capabilities to monitor shipping lines and mitigate piracy risks.
New Delhi: Indian Navy on Wednesday initiated the induction process of second Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone, procured from Adani Defence and Aerospace, at Porbandar in Gujarat.
The Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone would further enhance the country’s maritime forces' capabilities to monitor shipping lines and mitigate piracy risks.
Adani Defence and Aerospace delivers 2nd Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone to Indian Navy pic.twitter.com/7mde7q4UQR
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It must be noted that the first Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone was delivered to the force in February this year in the presence of the then Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar.
A version of the Israel's Hermes 900 medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, the Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone is an advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform with 36 hours endurance and 450-kg payload capacity.
It is an all-weather military platform which has clearance to fly in both segregated and unsegregated airspace.
The drone system is equipped with state-of-the-art sensors, enhanced endurance, and advanced communication capabilities as well as new-age technologies like Automatic Take Off and Landing (ATOL).
It can fly at altitudes of 10,000 to 30,000 feet.
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