DRDO Successfully test fired the Indigenously developed RUSTOM II Drone

The Defence Research Development Organisation tested Rustom 2 drone successfully.
The Drone is capable of carrying payloads depending on the mission objectives. This includes aperture radar, situational awareness systems and electronic intelligent systems.
The Rustom 2 is a medium attitude long endurance indigenous drone. The Drone was tested at Chitradurga of Karnataka.
During the test flight it achieved eight hours of flying at an altitude of 16000 feet.
The capability of the Drone is to be increased to a height of 26000 feet and fly for 18 hours.
India is also in the plan of buying American MQ 9B drones.