Rustom-1's basic design is derived from the NAL light canard research aircraft (LCRA). The aircraft has been named after Rustom Damania, a former professor of IISc, Bangalore who died in 2001. DRDO decided to name the UAV after him because it is derived from National Aerospace Laboratories' light canard research aircraft (LCRA) developed under Rustom Damania's leadership in the 1980s.[7]
With the Rustom MALE UAV project, DRDO intends to move away from traditional ways of developing products whereby laboratories under DRDO, like the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), which is involved in this project, develop and finalize the product and transfer technology to a production agency.[8]
DRDO will follow a practice of concurrent engineering where initial design efforts also take into consideration production issues, with the production agency participating in the development of the system right from the design stage. The agency will also follow up issues related to infrastructure and expertise for the product and its support, thereby overcoming time delays in crucial projects.[9]
Rustom-1 has a wingspan of 7.9 m (26 ft)[10] and weighs 720 kg (1,590 lb),[10] will be launched by the conventional method and not the launcher as in the case of the DRDO Lakshya. Rustom will be able to see the enemy territory up to a distance of 250 km (160 mi) and carry a variety of cameras and radar for surveillance.[11]
Rustom-H, built on a different design, is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MALE UAV), a twin engine system designed to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Rustom H will have a payload capacity of 350 kg (770 lb).[8]
The range of advanced technologies and systems include the following:[10]
Aerodynamic configurations, High aspect ratio wing, Composite airframe integrated with propulsion system, De-icing system for wings
Highly reliable systems with built-in redundancy for flight critical systems like flight control and navigation, data links, power management, - and mission critical payload management system
Digital Flight Control and Navigation System, Automatic Take off and Landing (ATOL)
Digital communication technologies for realizing data links to control and operate the mission and relay UAVs
Payloads with high resolution and precision stabilized platforms.
Variants
There will be three variants of the Rustom UAV.[12]
Rustom-1: Tactical UAV with endurance of 12 hours (based on NAL's LCRA )[8][13]
Rustom-H: Larger UAV with flight endurance of over 24 hours (completely different design from Rustom-1), higher range and service ceiling than Rustom-1.
TAPAS-BH-201 (Rustom-2): An unmanned aerial vehicle based on Rustom-H model. TAPAS-BH-201 was commonly believed to be an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle(UCAV) but at the press conference S Christopher, Director General of DRDO stated "Media reports are incorrect. Tapas is an UAV and not an UCAV".[2][8][12][14][15][16]
Currently, negotiations are underway between these companies and the three Indian armed forces since the private majors are looking for support and commitment from them before they start executing any development and production plans. This is because the chosen PADP will also have a financial stake in the Rustom project. The Armed Forces would also be asked to take up a financial stake and the Indian government may have to guarantee that a specific number of Rustom UAVs will be bought. On 09 Nov 21 the project achieved the rare distinction of indigenously developing Automatic Take off and Landing (ATOL) using GAGAN SBAS. On 09 Mar 22 the programme achieved a double digit Endurance clocking 10:20hr surpassing the previous time of 08:05hr which was achieved in 2020.[9][17]
Rustom-1
The first flight of Rustom-I UAV took place on 16 November 2009 at the Taneja Aerospace Air Field near Hosur. The demonstration resulted in the prototype crashing to the ground. Stated by the DRDO, the taxiing and takeoff was exactly as planned. Due to misjudgment of altitude of the flight, the on-board engine was switched off through ground command which made the on-board thrust developed to go to zero.[18] Despite the mishap, the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation stated: "The flight proved the functioning of a number of systems such as aerodynamics, redundant flight control, engine and datalink, which go a long way towards the development of a complex UAV."
Rustom-1 UAV prototype
The second "maiden" flight took place on 15 Oct 2010. In this test flight, the UAV flew for 30 minutes at an altitude of 910 m (3,000 ft). The test was conducted in Hosur.[19] The Indian army was impressed with Rustom-1 and will use it as a MALE UAV.
Rustom-1 made its 5th successful flight on morning of 12 November 2011, flying for 25 minutes at 700 m (2,300 ft) AGL at a speed 190 km/h (100 kn). It completed its 8th successful flight on 8 Dec 2011. It flew at an altitude of 1,800 m (6,000 ft) (max) and at a speed of 170 km/h (90 kn) (max) during its 30 minutes flight near Hosur, claims DRDO. The highlight of the flight was that Rustom-1 was test flown with the 'gimbal payload assembly carrying daylight TV & Infra-Red camera for the first time. Good quality pictures were received from the camera in gimbal payload assembly.
The 14th Successful Flight of Rustom-1 was reported on 8 May 2012, with the attainment of about 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above ground level and speed of above 140 km/h (87 mph) during 2 hours 10 minutes of operation.[20]
DRDO carried out a successful test flight of TAPAS-BH-201 on 25 February 2018, at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) located in Chalakere, Chitradurga district. This was the first flight of the UAV in user configuration with higher power engine.[21][22] During its development trials Rustom 2 crashed near Jodichikkenahalli in Karnataka's Chitradurga district on 17 September 2019. No one was hurt. The UAV was being tested at Challakere Aeronautical Test Range, a DRDO outdoor testing facility.[23] TAPAS-BH-201 completed satellite communication (SATCOM) mode trial and flew with long range electro-optical payload as of 16 August 2020.[24] In December 2021, Rustom- II had reached an altitude of 25,000 feet and had achieved an endurance of 10 hours. On March 12th 2022, it demonstrated its flight altitude above 27,500 feet with an endurance of 18 hours.
Specifications
Specifications of Rustom-1 and Rustom-H are as follows:
Data fromDefstrat.com,[10]idp.justthe80.com[25] and stargazer2006.online.fr[26]
General characteristics
Capacity: 95 kg (209 lb) for Rustom-1 and 350 kg (770 lb) for Rustom-H
Length: 5.12 m (16 ft 10 in) for Rustom-1 and 9.5 m (31.2 ft)[10] for Rustom-H
Wingspan: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) and 20.6 m (67.6 ft) for Rustom-1 & Rustom-H respectively
Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) for Rustom-1
Empty weight: 720 kg (1,587 lb) for Rustom-1 and 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) for Rustom-H
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Not to be confused with Rostam For the 2016 film see Rustom film The DRDO Rustom English Warrior is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned air vehicle UAV being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation for the three services Indian Army Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force of the Indian Armed Forces 4 Rustom is derived from the NAL s LCRA Light Canard Research Aircraft developed by a team under the leadership of late Prof Rustom Damania in the 1980s The UAV will have structural changes and a new engine 5 Rustom will replace supplement the Heron UAVs in service with the Indian armed forces 6 RustomADE Rustom 1 UAVRole Unmanned aerial vehicle UAV National origin IndiaDesign group Aeronautical Development Establishment of DRDOFirst flight Rustom 1 11 November 2009 TAPAS BH 201 15 November 2016 1 Status Rustom 1 UAV Prototype flight testing Rustom H MALE UAV Under development TAPAS BH 201 Rustom 2 MALE UAV Prototype flight testing 2 3 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Current status 3 1 Rustom 1 3 2 TAPAS BH 201 4 Specifications 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDesign and development EditRustom 1 s basic design is derived from the NAL light canard research aircraft LCRA The aircraft has been named after Rustom Damania a former professor of IISc Bangalore who died in 2001 DRDO decided to name the UAV after him because it is derived from National Aerospace Laboratories light canard research aircraft LCRA developed under Rustom Damania s leadership in the 1980s 7 With the Rustom MALE UAV project DRDO intends to move away from traditional ways of developing products whereby laboratories under DRDO like the Aeronautical Development Establishment ADE which is involved in this project develop and finalize the product and transfer technology to a production agency 8 DRDO will follow a practice of concurrent engineering where initial design efforts also take into consideration production issues with the production agency participating in the development of the system right from the design stage The agency will also follow up issues related to infrastructure and expertise for the product and its support thereby overcoming time delays in crucial projects 9 Rustom 1 has a wingspan of 7 9 m 26 ft 10 and weighs 720 kg 1 590 lb 10 will be launched by the conventional method and not the launcher as in the case of the DRDO Lakshya Rustom will be able to see the enemy territory up to a distance of 250 km 160 mi and carry a variety of cameras and radar for surveillance 11 Rustom H built on a different design is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance MALE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle MALE UAV a twin engine system designed to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance missions Rustom H will have a payload capacity of 350 kg 770 lb 8 The range of advanced technologies and systems include the following 10 Aerodynamic configurations High aspect ratio wing Composite airframe integrated with propulsion system De icing system for wings Highly reliable systems with built in redundancy for flight critical systems like flight control and navigation data links power management and mission critical payload management system Digital Flight Control and Navigation System Automatic Take off and Landing ATOL Digital communication technologies for realizing data links to control and operate the mission and relay UAVs Payloads with high resolution and precision stabilized platforms Variants EditThere will be three variants of the Rustom UAV 12 Rustom 1 Tactical UAV with endurance of 12 hours based on NAL s LCRA 8 13 Rustom H Larger UAV with flight endurance of over 24 hours completely different design from Rustom 1 higher range and service ceiling than Rustom 1 TAPAS BH 201 Rustom 2 An unmanned aerial vehicle based on Rustom H model TAPAS BH 201 was commonly believed to be an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle UCAV but at the press conference S Christopher Director General of DRDO stated Media reports are incorrect Tapas is an UAV and not an UCAV 2 8 12 14 15 16 Current status Edit Rustom 1 during flight trails The Indian government has allowed the development of the Rustom MALE UAV project in association with a production agency cum development partner PADP The ADE officials indicated that the requests for proposals RFP would shortly be issued to four vendors which are the Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division Larsen amp Toubro Limited Godrej Aerospace Limited and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Bharat Electronics Limited joint bid who were chosen out of the 23 firms that responded Currently negotiations are underway between these companies and the three Indian armed forces since the private majors are looking for support and commitment from them before they start executing any development and production plans This is because the chosen PADP will also have a financial stake in the Rustom project The Armed Forces would also be asked to take up a financial stake and the Indian government may have to guarantee that a specific number of Rustom UAVs will be bought On 09 Nov 21 the project achieved the rare distinction of indigenously developing Automatic Take off and Landing ATOL using GAGAN SBAS On 09 Mar 22 the programme achieved a double digit Endurance clocking 10 20hr surpassing the previous time of 08 05hr which was achieved in 2020 9 17 Rustom 1 Edit The first flight of Rustom I UAV took place on 16 November 2009 at the Taneja Aerospace Air Field near Hosur The demonstration resulted in the prototype crashing to the ground Stated by the DRDO the taxiing and takeoff was exactly as planned Due to misjudgment of altitude of the flight the on board engine was switched off through ground command which made the on board thrust developed to go to zero 18 Despite the mishap the state owned Defence Research and Development Organisation stated The flight proved the functioning of a number of systems such as aerodynamics redundant flight control engine and datalink which go a long way towards the development of a complex UAV Rustom 1 UAV prototype The second maiden flight took place on 15 Oct 2010 In this test flight the UAV flew for 30 minutes at an altitude of 910 m 3 000 ft The test was conducted in Hosur 19 The Indian army was impressed with Rustom 1 and will use it as a MALE UAV Rustom 1 made its 5th successful flight on morning of 12 November 2011 flying for 25 minutes at 700 m 2 300 ft AGL at a speed 190 km h 100 kn It completed its 8th successful flight on 8 Dec 2011 It flew at an altitude of 1 800 m 6 000 ft max and at a speed of 170 km h 90 kn max during its 30 minutes flight near Hosur claims DRDO The highlight of the flight was that Rustom 1 was test flown with the gimbal payload assembly carrying daylight TV amp Infra Red camera for the first time Good quality pictures were received from the camera in gimbal payload assembly The 14th Successful Flight of Rustom 1 was reported on 8 May 2012 with the attainment of about 3 500 m 11 500 ft above ground level and speed of above 140 km h 87 mph during 2 hours 10 minutes of operation 20 TAPAS BH 201 Edit Main article TAPAS BH 201 DRDO carried out a successful test flight of TAPAS BH 201 on 25 February 2018 at the Aeronautical Test Range ATR located in Chalakere Chitradurga district This was the first flight of the UAV in user configuration with higher power engine 21 22 During its development trials Rustom 2 crashed near Jodichikkenahalli in Karnataka s Chitradurga district on 17 September 2019 No one was hurt The UAV was being tested at Challakere Aeronautical Test Range a DRDO outdoor testing facility 23 TAPAS BH 201 completed satellite communication SATCOM mode trial and flew with long range electro optical payload as of 16 August 2020 24 In December 2021 Rustom II had reached an altitude of 25 000 feet and had achieved an endurance of 10 hours On March 12th 2022 it demonstrated its flight altitude above 27 500 feet with an endurance of 18 hours Specifications EditSpecifications of Rustom 1 and Rustom H are as follows Data from Defstrat com 10 idp justthe80 com 25 and stargazer2006 online fr 26 General characteristicsCapacity 95 kg 209 lb for Rustom 1 and 350 kg 770 lb for Rustom H Length 5 12 m 16 ft 10 in for Rustom 1 and 9 5 m 31 2 ft 10 for Rustom H Wingspan 7 9 m 25 ft 11 in and 20 6 m 67 6 ft for Rustom 1 amp Rustom H respectively Height 2 4 m 7 ft 10 in for Rustom 1 Empty weight 720 kg 1 587 lb for Rustom 1 and 1 800 kg 4 000 lb for Rustom H Powerplant 1 Lycoming O 320 engines Four cylinder air cooled horizontally opposed engine 27 112 kW 150 hp for Rustom I Powerplant 2 NPO Saturn 36MT engines 28 wing mounted turboprop 73 55 kW 100 hp each for Rustom HPerformance Maximum speed 150 km h 93 mph 81 kn for Rustom 1 and 225 km h 140 mph for Rustom H Cruise speed 125 175 km h 78 109 mph 67 94 kn for Rustom H Ferry range 1 000 km 620 mi 540 nmi for Rustom H 25 Endurance 12 15 hours Rustom 1 14 24 36 hours Future solar powered variants 29 gt 24 hr Rustom 2 Service ceiling 7 900 m 26 000 ft for Rustom 1 and 10 668 m 35 000 ft for Rustom H Range Line of sight 250 km 160 mi 25 Relay Communication 350 km 220 mi 25 for Rustom HSee also EditUnmanned aerial vehicleRelated development DRDO Ghatak TAPAS BH 201Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era Shahed 129 IAI Eitan IAI Heron EADS Harfang MQ 1 Predator TAI AnkaRelated lists List of unmanned aerial vehiclesReferences Edit DRDO DRDO s combat drone Rustom 2 flies for the first time Times of India The Times of India Archived from the original on 2016 11 16 Retrieved 2016 11 16 a b Tapas has no combat capabilities DRDO www dailypioneer com Retrieved 2016 11 21 First flight of UAV Rustom 2 scheduled in Feb 2014 The Economic Times Feb 22 2012 Archived from the original on 10 December 2013 Retrieved 9 March 2012 Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV Rustom Archived January 2 2010 at the Wayback Machine Chapter 9 NAL and Trainers ACIG Archived from the original on 2008 09 16 Retrieved 2008 09 02 India joins 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