Armed Rustom 2 to make first flight this month

India’s indigenous Rustom 2 armed unmanned aerial vehicle will be making its first flight between Jul. 28 and Aug. 2 at the Chitradurga flight test range.

Rustom-2 Model
By Udayblr (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The development program is facing delays as scientists struggle to reduce the weight from 2,400kg to 1,700kg.