DRDO Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator
An Indian flying-wing research aircraft with a publicly confirmed December 2023 trial; it is a technology demonstrator, not an accepted combat fleet.
- Country / region
- India
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Concept aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- DRDO — Aeronautical Development Establishment
- Origin / production countries
- India
- Other names
- Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator; Indian tailless UAV demonstrator
- Variants / configurations
- Technology demonstrator; no production variant established
- Operators / programme customers
- DRDO flight-test programme
Evidence & current status
A flown research demonstrator is confirmed; operational deployment, weapon integration and a production specification are not established.
Role & capabilities
- Concept aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Tailless flying wing
Official description of the demonstrated configuration.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Endurance
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Range
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Autonomous flight and satellite-assisted navigation demonstrated
High-level government description; no operational resilience rating implied.
Source