President Droupadi Murmu has awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal to Havildar Varinder Singh of the Sikh Regiment in the Indian Army for his development of a ‘Multipurpose Octocopter‘, an official said.
Havaldar Varinder Singh Develops A ‘Multipurpose Octocopter’
President Droupadi Murmu has awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal to Havildar Varinder Singh of the Sikh Regiment in the Indian Army for his development of a ‘Multipurpose Octocopter‘, an official said. The ‘Multipurpose Octocopter’ is a versatile drone capable of not only conducting surveillance operations but also performing tasks such as grenade dropping, aerial target engagement with weapons like the AK-47, and logistics operations.
Meanwhile, Singh added that the ‘multipurpose octocopter’ will prove to be a boon for the Indian Army. “This is also a weapon drone. With the help of a four-hand grenade MGM rifle, the enemy can be killed with pinpoint accuracy,” he said.
The VSM was instituted on January 26, 1960, as VSM Class-III to recognise the distinguished service of a high order. It was renamed on January 27, 1967, as VSM, and it holds the provision to be conferred posthumously.
Police Drop Tear Gas Via Drones, Get Countered By Kites
Farmers protesting at Shambhu border have come up with a unique way to deter the police drones dropping tear gas shells on them.
The Haryana Police is using drones to drop tear gas shells on farmers to deter them from entering the state and heading towards the national capital as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest.
Types of Drones And UAVs
•Fixed Wing
•Rotor-Wing
•Powered-lift Drones
•Power Sources – Electric, Solar, Gas, Hybrid, Hydrogen, and Laser-Charging Drones
•Hybrid-Power Drones
Helicopter Drones
eVTOL Aircraft
Quadcopters, Hexacopters and Octocopters
They come in a variety of sizes and are named for the number of rotors they have quad = 4 rotors, hexa = 6, octo = 8. Following the same rule, a drone with 16 rotors would be called a hexadecacopter.
