Maiden Flight of Rustom II MALE UAV

India’s Rustom II MALE UAV taking off for its maiden flight from Chitradurga. DRDO INDIA’S DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed the maiden flight of the indigenously developed Rustom II medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV), known as Tapas 201, on November 16. The sortie took place from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) at Chitradurga, 155 miles (250km) from Bangalore – a newly developed flight test facility for both UAVs and manned aircraft. The UAV