Some more details about that RC plane that India tested.
So it's apparently just a technology demonstrator. But India is already excited about getring a stealth UCAV.
Many fancy names for an RC plane that flew for only 15 minutes. It's not a true flying wing because of its vertical stabilizer. I doubt it is even stealthy.
Why do you need a small Russian turbofan engine for an RC plane? RC plane hobbyists can buy RC jet engines for a fraction of the cost. If you're gonna use a Russian turbofan engine, at least build something worthy of receiving it.
So the 'mighty Kaveri' engine is gonna become a drone engine in the future? Wasn't it supposed to be on the Tejas by now?
What happened to Indian boasts that the Kaveri will beat China's fighter jet engine program? China already has WS-10 engines in operation for more than a decade now. While Kaveri is nowhere to be seen. This is bad omen for India's RPSA program.
India wants UCAVs but for political reasons, cannot buy them from Turkey and China. Cannot afford US drones (despite celebrating the proposal back in 2020). Cannot buy what they wanted from Israel or Russia.
So now India wants to develop their own UCAVs, but only have grenade-dropping quadcopters, and an overpriced RC plane to show for it today. Keep waiting, while China and Pakistan are fielding operational UCAVs by the hundreds. India getting left behind in the drone department is truly an understatement. Jai Hind!