IAF wants surveillance UAVs that can fly in stratosphere | India News – The Times of India
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The IAF now wants to acquire three high-altitude platform system (HAPS) aircraft, which are basically unmanned aerial vehicles or ‘pseudo-satellites’ that operate in the stratosphere for long durations on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.“Capable of operating at an altitude of about 20km, which is much higher than the flightpaths of commercial…