TAPAS 201 (RUSTOM - II), a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV

Q.  What is TAPAS 201?
- Published on 17 Nov 16

a. A variety of rice
b. A variant of new missile
c. UAV
d. Type of cement

ANSWER: UAV
 
  • Maiden test flight of TAPAS 201 (RUSTOM – II), a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV has been successful.
  • TAPAS 201, the MALE UAV has been designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the Bangalore-based premier lab of DRDO with HAL-BEL as the production partners.
  • TAPAS 201, a multi-mission UAV is being developed to carry out the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) roles for the three Armed Forces with an endurance of 24 hours.
  • It is capable to carry different combinations of payloads like Medium Range Electro Optic (MREO), Long Range Electro Optic (LREO), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT), Communication Intelligence (COMINT) and Situational Awareness Payloads (SAP) to perform missions during day and night.
  • Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL) of DRDO has developed the data link for the UAV.

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