100:(GFRP) material whereas the fuselage is a combination of aluminium and GFRP; the aircraft has an endurance of 90 minutes while carrying payload of 20 kg (44 lb) and can achieve a speed of 180 km/h (110 mph) in flight. It is equipped with TV and panoramic cameras, providing real time imagery intelligence.
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730:Joint Venture Protective Carbine
313:"Going global via self-reliance"
207:List of unmanned aerial vehicles
594:Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft
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635:Light Utility Helicopter
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1551:Keshav Dattatreya Nayak
292:"DEFEXPO 2004 - Part 1"
131:General characteristics
103:This programme enabled
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868:Light Armoured Vehicle
858:Carrier Mortar Tracked
290:B Harry (8 Feb 2004).
388:"UAV's in SOUTH ASIA"
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1516:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1478:HSLD-100/250/450/500
1389:Advanced Air Defence
603:Other HAL programmes
109:Operation Brasstacks
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1521:A. Sivathanu Pillai
1383:Prithvi Air Defence
1253:Air-to-air missiles
1511:Ram Narain Agarwal
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1504:Maj General
1261:Astra BVRAAM
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976:Fire-control
964:Bharani LLLR
749:, ammunition
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967:Arudhra MPR
892:Electronics
814:Arjun Mk-II
572:Aeronautics
506:Golden Hawk
170:Performance
162:Powerplant:
113:Nishant UAV
64:Indian Army
1685:Categories
1596:GTX 37-14U
1498:Scientists
947:Swathi WLR
873:Kartik BLT
725:Vidhwansak
713:Small arms
516:Black Kite
339:2012-08-17
276:2012-08-17
243:2012-08-17
213:References
183:Endurance:
19:Kapothaka
1452:Sudarshan
1405:Torpedoes
1350:BrahMos-A
984:Swordfish
842:Abhay IFV
747:Artillery
706:Armaments
668:Kapothaka
471:Kapothaka
318:17 August
297:17 August
150:Wingspan:
126:Kapothaka
124:Data from
50:Designer
1395:PDV Mk.2
1360:Rudram-1
1332:VL-SRSAM
1312:Akash-NG
1100:Agni-III
1042:Software
1006:Airborne
989:Rajendra
912:Samyukta
792:vehicles
683:AURA UAV
630:Prachand
581:Avionics
486:AURA UAV
196:See also
115:system.
1589:Engines
1462:PG-HSLD
1322:Barak 8
1317:Trishul
1231:BrahMos
1226:Nirbhay
1176:Prahaar
1171:Shaurya
1153:Dhanush
1130:Prithvi
1115:Agni-VI
1105:Agni-IV
1095:Agni-II
1018:SV-2000
1013:LCA MMR
952:BFSR-SR
819:Tank EX
766:Bhim-T6
738:(MCIWS)
663:Lakshya
653:Nishant
521:Slybird
511:Pushpak
466:Lakshya
456:Nishant
398:Aug 17,
372:Aug 17,
185:90 mins
144:Length:
79:History
73:Nishant
1491:People
1355:Helina
1284:MPATGM
1120:Agni-P
1110:Agni-V
1090:Agni-I
957:3D-CAR
935:Search
927:Radars
917:Tarang
732:(JVPC)
678:Fluffy
658:Rustom
615:HTT-40
610:HJT-36
565:(DRDO)
501:Abhyas
481:Fluffy
461:Rustom
363:
267:
45:India
1652:DYSLs
1642:IGMDP
1435:Bombs
1391:(AAD)
1385:(PAD)
1365:SMART
1327:QRSAM
1307:Akash
1243:HSTDV
1050:NETRA
1028:Uttam
961:ADTCR
942:INDRA
878:Daksh
809:Arjun
801:Tanks
776:ATAGS
720:INSAS
693:Netra
625:Rudra
620:Dhruv
589:Tejas
496:Netra
237:(PDF)
230:(PDF)
138:Crew:
24:Role
1417:ALWT
1194:K-15
1186:SLBM
1163:SRBM
1082:Agni
994:BMFR
673:Ulka
476:Ulka
400:2012
374:2012
361:ISBN
320:2012
299:2012
265:ISBN
1413:TAL
1289:Nag
1204:K-5
1199:K-4
1148:III
443:of
105:ADE
31:UAV
1687::
1236:II
1143:II
359:.
263:.
1138:I
894:,
555:e
548:t
541:v
433:e
426:t
419:v
402:.
376:.
342:.
322:.
301:.
279:.
246:.
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