An India-based manufacturer of defense products, Adani Defence and Aerospace, has launched what it claims is India's first medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) drone.

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), dubbed the Drishti 10 Starliner, is an advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform capable of roughly 36 hours of endurance and a 450 kg payload capacity.

Source: Adani Defence and AerospaceSource: Adani Defence and Aerospace

Further, it is reportedly the only all-weather military platform to have earned STANAG 4671 certification, which enables it for flight in both segregated and unsegregated airspace.

The Indian Navy and Indian Army have each ordered two Drishti-10 satellite communication-enabled drones.

For more on the Drishti-10 Starliner UAV, watch the accompanying video that appears courtesy of The Indian Express.

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