Hi I am interested in the DRDO researches and recently I came to know that DRDO was working on the Aura project so is this projects has done its first flight ??

Well the AURA is an autonomous unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV),

It is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Air Force

Yet it has not taken its first flight but demos are done




Description of AURA

AURA as a "self-defending high-speed reconnaissance UAV with weapon firing capability".




AURA Working Area

The AURA will cruise at medium altitude and will be capable of carrying two or more guided strike weapons with on-board sensors for targeting and weapon guidance.

The flight control system and data link packages of Aura shall be designed and developed jointly by ADA and Defence Electronics Application Laboratory