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Nagastra-1, designed for precision strikes, can neutralize hostile threats with GPS-enabled accuracy, achieving a strike precision within a two-meter radius. This man-portable, fixed-wing electric UAV weighs nine kilograms and boasts an endurance of 30 minutes. It offers a man-in-loop operational range of 15 kilometers and an autonomous mode range of 30 kilometers. The electric propulsion system ensures a low acoustic signature, making it undetectable by enemies at altitudes exceeding 200 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Equipped with day and night surveillance cameras, the loiter munition also features a one-kilogram high-explosive fragmenting warhead capable of defeating soft-skin targets. Notably, if a target is not detected or if a mission is aborted, the loiter munition can be recalled, making a soft landing with a parachute recovery mechanism, thus enabling multiple reuses. This ability to abort, recover, and reuse sets Nagastra-1 apart from similar systems developed by advanced nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n EEL has designed and developed Nagastra-1 with over 75% indigenous content in collaboration with Z-Motion Autonomous Systems Pvt Ltd, Bangalore. The system is highly portable, with a total weight of 30 kilograms distributed across two rucksacks, including the Ground Control Station, Communication Control, Payload, and Pneumatic Launcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drone technology has increasingly proven to be a force multiplier in military operations, as evidenced in recent conflicts such as those between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in Syria, the strikes on oilfields in Saudi Arabia, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. In India, there has been a noticeable rise in drone-related incidents along the Northern Borders recently, underscoring the importance of advancing indigenous drone capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most industries in India currently lack the expertise and facilities required for developing combat-ready drones and UAVs. However, Solar Industries has taken a proactive approach by developing weaponized drones capable of neutralizing various targets using gravity drop bombs, guided missiles, or in kamikaze mode as loiter munitions. The successful development of Nagastra-1 marks the beginning of many anticipated advancements in indigenous drone and UAV technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The induction of Nagastra-1 is expected to significantly enhance the Indian Army’s operational capabilities, contributing to the broader goal of self-reliance in defense technology and boosting the indigenous defense manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a significant advancement towards the Indian government’s initiative of achieving self-reliance in defense and ammunition systems, the Indian Army…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,16,17,66],"class_list":["post-429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-alpha-defense","tag-drones-india","tag-idex","tag-indian-armed-forces"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/alphadefense.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-4-1024x426.png\")
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