Two bits of information from the government landed today confirming that India's in-development
Kaveri turbofan is being officially looked at, in modified form, to power the country's secret
stealth UCAV, codenamed
AURA, a programme that was
first revealed here on Livefist.
First, Indian defence minister A.K. Antony told Parliament today, "
Kaveri spin-off engine can be used as propulsion system for Indian Unmanned Strike Air Vehicle (USAV)." (Never a
shortage of acronyms in Indian defence projects).
A few hours later, a few kilometres away at the headquarters of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), as part of an annual awards ceremony, scientist Vikram Singh of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) received the Young Scientist Award for his "
valuable contribution in design of a controllable flying wing UCAV configuration for KAVERI Engine."
Art / Anurag Rana