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a take-off weight of 1,150 Kg, it can carry a 250 Kg. payload of sensors, stay aloft up to 52 
hours (depending on the chosen flight profile) and with operating ceiling of 32,000 ft, it has 
proven to be a handy surveillance tool along the mountainous Northern borders. On the 
acquisition horizon, there are some other systems which when inducted would give a 
quantum leap in capability. From Israel, India’s dependable supplier of choice there is Heron 
TP, an upgraded version of Heron. Israel was inhibited in the sale of this system because of 
its voluntary moratorium on selling dual-use strategic assets to parties not a signatory to the 
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Following India’s entry into MTCR in 2016, 
an agreement has been reached for the purchase of 10 Heron TPs.India has also been keen to 
acquire both armed as well as unarmed Predators from the United States. Indian Navy’s 
request for 22 Guardian UAVs (a maritime variant of Predator MQ-9) has already been 
approved by the US Govt. IAF’s demand for 100 Predator C Avenger drones appears to be in 
the process. Sale of armed UAVs has been a matter of discussion between the US and India. 
The Iranian effort to develop new armed UAVs and is worrying Israel. In recent years the 
Israeli Air Force (IAF) has foiled attempts by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza to 
penetrate Israeli airspace, probably for intelligence purposes. Last year, IAI unveiled the 
Drone Guard system for UAV detection, identification and flight disruption. The ELTA 
division of IAI has developed a unique system that integrates a 3-Dimensional (3D) radar 
and Electro-Optical (EO) sensors for detection and identification, as well as dedicated 
Electronic Attack (EA) jamming systems for disrupting UAV flight [3]. To detect low 
signature, low-level and low-speed airborne targets, ELTA has adapted to this specific 
mission its 3D radars, which include the ELM-2026D, ELM-2026Band ELM-2026BF for 
short (10km), medium (15km) and long (20 km) ranges, respectively, with unique UAV 
detection and tracking algorithms, as well as adapting them with EO sensors for visual 
identification of the target. To disrupt the hostile UAV, ELTA has developed advanced 
adaptive jamming systems which can be used in concert with its detection and identification 
sensors, or as a continuously operated stand-alone system. The jamming disrupts the UAV's 
flight and can either cause it to return to its point-of-origin (‘Return Home’ function) or to 
shut down and make a crash landing. 
2.10 Future 
Indian armed force intends to draft 5,000 UAVs throughout the following ten years. 
Regardless of whether the expressed numbers show up to some degree hopeful yet they 
recommend the profundity to which Indian military are intending to incorporate UAVs in 
each part of their operational theory. UAVs' jobs have up to this point been constrained to 
C4ISTAR capacities. Future acceptances would without a doubt empower supporting the rest 
of the abilities significantly further. Likewise, outfitted UAVs would likewise in all 
likelihood turn into a critical part of the Indian military's hostile abilities. Work is as of now 
in progress to coordinate HELINA against tank rocket with Rustom H. When operational it 
could likewise be utilized for strikes of the degree and kind as Indian armed force's careful 
strike over the LOC in September 2016. Fundamental components to empower motor UAV 
strikes at longer ranges are additionally relentlessly set up. 
GAGAN Indian satellite-based expansion framework (SBAS) vital for the upgrade of 
SATNAV signals for the precise route is now operational. Extra satellites solely for military 
correspondence would outfit the extra data transfer capacity required for the task at 
broadened ranges [10]. Rustom 2 with its heavier casing, more noteworthy payload limit and 
continuance of up to 30 hours are probably going to be the indigenous stage of decision for 
an Indian outfitted UAV armada. In the more distant future AURA, a stealthy UCAV being