Drishti-10 is a powerful missile that provides the Indian Navy with the ability to monitor vast sea areas. Adani Defense and Aerospace has handed over the second Drishti-10 Starliner unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to the Indian Navy. This will enhance surveillance of shipping routes and will also help prevent incidents of piracy at sea.
It is understood that after the first “Drishti-10” UAV was handed over to the Indian Navy earlier this year, the process of entering the second UAV into naval operations of the Indian Navy was launched in Porbandar, Gujarat.
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Advanced reconnaissance platform
The Drishti-10 Starliner drone, manufactured at the Hyderabad plant of Adani Defense and Aerospace, owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is an advanced intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform with an endurance of 36 hours and a payload capacity of 450 kg.
Work around the clock
It is the only all-weather military platform to receive NATO STANAG 4671 unmanned aerial system airworthiness certification. It is understood that the platform provides long-term operation.
According to sources, the Indian Army has ordered two such drones. The first drone will be deployed at Bathinda base in Punjab, where it will be able to monitor the entire western border with Pakistan.