RUSTOM-2 DRONES TO BE READY BY 2020

Speaking on the sidelines of the convocation ceremony of the Defence Institute of

Advanced Technology (DIAT) on May 25, 2018, S Christopher, Chairman of DRDO said that Rustom drone will be delivered to the Indian armed forces by 2020. Rustom drones are medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV being developed for the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. Rustom-2 is being developed on the lines of USA’s Predator drones. It will carry out surveillance and reconnaissance and has a 24-hour endurance.