Adani Defence and Aerospace has delivered a second Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone to the Indian Navy.
Adani Defence Delivers 2nd Drishti-10 Drone to Navy
Adani Defence and Aerospace has delivered a second Drishti-10 Starliner surveillance drone to the Indian Navy, boosting India’s maritime forces’ capabilities to monitor shipping lines and mitigate piracy risks. Following the handover of the first Drishti-10 to the Indian Navy earlier this year, the induction of the second UAV a version of the Israel’s Hermes 900 medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, into naval maritime operations was initiated at Porbandar in Gujarat, sources aware of the matter said.
MALE stands for Medium Altitude Long Endurance and is a type of UAV that can fly at altitudes of 10,000 to 30,000 feet. MALE UAVs are typically used for surveillance and reconnaissance and can have a flight endurance of 24 to 48 hours.
Drishti 10 Starliner is the only globally available platform with STANAG 4671 certified, allowing for its complete airspace integration, while also equipped with advanced technologies enabling it for ensuring mission continuity and reliability under adverse operating conditions usually observed in India. Drishti 10 Starliner offers at least 60 percent Indigenization content as per buy Indian/ Make in India to the Indian stakeholders.
Owing to the indigenisation capabilities, Adani Defence and Aerospace offers the most advanced class of platform, Drishti 10 along with advanced payload suites at a significant (30-40 %) cost effective pricing; thereby significantly reducing the capital outlay from the government and saving cost for the Indian government. Apart from the navy, the Drishti-10 Starliner was delivered to the Indian Army in June. The army, which has ordered two such drones, will deploy the first at its Bhatinda base in Punjab from where it can keep an eye on the entire western border with Pakistan.
