DRDO Archer
Indian piston-powered tactical aircraft documented in DRDO's export catalogue; distinct from the larger Archer-NG programme.
- Country / region
- India
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- DRDO / Aeronautical Development Establishment
- Origin / production countries
- India
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Catalogue evidence only. Archer-NG specifications and forecast first-flight dates are not transferred to Archer.
Role & capabilities
- Tactical observation
- Automatic runway operations
- Configurable mission equipment
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Piston engine using aviation gasoline
Supplier baseline; performance depends on payload and conditions.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- Approximately 750 kg in the listed electro-optical configuration
Catalogue configuration weight; not identified here as a universal maximum take-off mass.
Source - Endurance
- 10–12 hours
Supplier baseline; performance depends on payload and conditions.
Source - Range
- 250 km (catalogue term)
The source does not establish a mission radius or data-link definition.
Source - Speed
- Maximum 135 knots / approximately 250 km/h
Supplier baseline; performance depends on payload and conditions.
Source - Altitude
- 22,000 ft
Supplier baseline; performance depends on payload and conditions.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source