HAL to develop world's first high-altitude pseudo satellite that can fly unmanned for upto 3 months

HAL to develop world’s first high-altitude pseudo satellite that can fly unmanned for upto 3 months

HAL to develop world’s first high-altitude pseudo satellite that can fly unmanned for upto 3 months

  • The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is developing a futuristic high altitude pseudo satellite with a start-up company, to strengthen the country’s military strike capabilities.
  • It is a first of its kind project in the world, where a manned aircraft will operate within the boundary and the unmanned aircraft will enter the enemy zone and can carry out strikes deep inside the enemy territory.
  • The high altitude pseudo satellite will be solar energised and the unmanned object will fly around 70,000 ft for 2-3 months to take information.
  • The technology has been named Combined Air Teaming System (CATS). It will have a manned aircraft (will be known as mother ship), operating from faraway, and four autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle known as CATS Warrior.
  • CATS Warrior will have the capacity to carry out strike stealthily entering 700 kilometres inside enemy territory.
  • The mother ship can be LCA or Jaguar or other combat manned aircraft.

Source: Economic Times

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