IIT Kanpur has developed 11 UAVs for military six of them are fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and two flapping wing unmanned air vehicles. These were flight-demonstrated before experts of IISc Bangalore and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), a unit of DRDO recently. The UAVs have been developed by a team of the institute's professors, project associates and students for the military and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Once airborne, the Unmanned Aerial System (a UAV type), which has a camera mounted on it, becomes autonomous and gets guided by pre-fed instructions. These UAVs are capable of carrying a payload of 5-6 kg, the developers say.
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