“Modeled on US B-2 Spirit, India joins elite group of Nations with indigenous, hi-speed, flying-wing UAV”, Eurasian Times, December 15, 2023:
“On December 15, India joined an elite club of nations with the capability to deploy flying wing technology, successfully testing the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology (AFWT) Demonstrator in its final configuration, a scaled-down version of its futuristic unmanned combat aerial vehicle.
The Ministry of Defense announced that its Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducted the flight trial of the AFWT Demonstrator, a locally developed high-speed flying wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from the Aeronautical Test Range at Chitradurga in Karnataka in southern India.
“The successful flying demonstration of this autonomous stealth UAV is a testimony to the maturity in the technology readiness levels in the country. With this flight in the tailless configuration, India has joined the elite club of countries to have mastered the controls for the flying wing technology,” the statement said…..”
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WONDERFUL!
Run India Run!
You’ve to WIN the race!
I convey my heartiest compliments to those aero-space engineers, technicians & craftsmen who have toiled hard to make it happen.