TUAV · India · Retired
DRDO Nishant Production baseline
All 4 Nishant UAVs delivered to Army crashed between 2011-2015. Programme terminated.
Specifications
380 kg MTOW45 kg payload4.5 hr endurance100 km range3,600 m ceiling185 km/hSingle piston engine (Wankel, 55 hp)
Maker: DRDO — Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment
Primary operator: Indian Army — Aviation Corps
In service: 0
Indigenous content: 100%
Mission roles: ISR, target acquisition
Sensors: EO/IR, laser designator
Payloads: 45 kg
Procurement history · 1 contracts · ₹100 cr
- Indian Army — Aviation Corps · 4 units · 2011₹100 cr
Components & supply chain
- Wankel rotary engine (Nishant)EngineIndigenous (DRDO)
- Wankel 55-hp (Nishant)EngineIndigenous