BEML displayed its Tactical UAV at DEFEXPO 2022. The UAV can be used for target correction for artillery fire and observation activities. The UAV will be pushed in the surveillance, naval application and weather tracking market.
The Tactical UAV was first unveiled at Aero India 2021. BEML is better known for its earthmovers and Metro coach assemblies.
BEML has taken a two-pronged approach in its foray into the versatile drone space: One, a partnership with the Czech innovation company Primoco UAV to jointly produce the Model One 150 with a 200 km range and payload capacity of 1-30 kg.
India’s immediate requirement is for over 4,000 UAVs in the micro to weaponised categories, and BEML’s entry is expected to add to the variety. This dictated the company’s partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for joint indigenous development of a Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA) and a tactical UAV. The tactical UAV will have an endurance of eight hours, the longest in its class.
