Rustom-2/TAPAS BH-201 MALE UAV

[johny_baba]

A thread to discuss about HAL Rustom-2 // Tapas BH-201 MALE UAV or related projects

 

[Pundit Pikachu]

Tapas BH Brochure from Defence Expo 2022


TAPAS BH is DRDO's solution to the tri-services Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Tracking & Reconnaissance (ISTAR) requirements. It is an indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV which can operate at altitudes upto 28000 ft with an endurance Of 18+ hours. It also has the capability of night flying.
TAPAS BH is a highly reliable UAV with fail safe architecture employing redundant indigenous hi-rel subsystems. The Ground Operation Suite is reconfigurable and highly advanced State-of-the-Art system for current as well as future UAVs.

FEATURES
Power Plant : Austro 330EP(177HP)
Command Range : 250 Km (LOS), 1000 Km (SATCOM BLOS)
Take off / Landing : Conventional & Automatic
Payload Capacity : 350Kg
Wing Span : 20.6m
Max AUW : 2850 Kg
Max Speed : 225 Kmph
Hard points : 2 points capable of carrying 2x60Kg stores/CMDS

Payloads
Surveillance & Reconnaissance : MREO, LREO, SAR/ MPAR
Intelligence : ELINT & COMINT
Situational Awareness : IFF, TCAS & UCR
Stores




Tapas BH Brochure from Aero India 2023

TAPAS BH is DRDO's solution to the tri-services Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) requirements. It is an Indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV which can operate at altitudes upto 28,000 feet with an endurance of 18+ hours. It also has the capability of night flying. TAPAS BH is a highly reliable UAV with failsafe architecture employing redundant indigenous Hi-Rel subsystems. The ground operation suite is reconfigurable and highly advanced state of the art system for current as well as future UAVs.

Technology Used : Composite Airframe Structure, Piston Engine Propulsion, Dual redundant FCS, Datalink, ATOL, EO/SAR, EW Payload. AGCS, GDT, SATCOM
Application : Used for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions, Artillery fire corrections, Battlefield post-strike assessment.
Status : More than 170+ flights with different payload combination and mission profiles have been completed. Users trial will commence from 2nd quarter of 2023.
Industry Participation : M/s. HAL, M/s. L&T, M/s. BEL, M/s. Tirven Industries Private Limited, M/s. Jayem Automotives, M/s. Nucon Aerospace, ECIL
Academic Participation : IIT Kanpur, IISc Bengaluru

 

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[ArjunMK1A]

Tapas BH Brochure from Defence Expo 2022
View attachment 36060

TAPAS BH is DRDO's solution to the tri-services Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Tracking & Reconnaissance (ISTAR) requirements. It is an indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV which can operate at altitudes upto 28000 ft with an endurance Of 18+ hours. It also has the capability of night flying.
TAPAS BH is a highly reliable UAV with fail safe architecture employing redundant indigenous hi-rel subsystems. The Ground Operation Suite is reconfigurable and highly advanced State-of-the-Art system for current as well as future UAVs.

FEATURES
Power Plant : Austro 330EP(177HP)
Command Range : 250 Km (LOS), 1000 Km (SATCOM BLOS)
Take off / Landing : Conventional & Automatic
Payload Capacity : 350Kg
Wing Span : 20.6m
Max AUW : 2850 Kg
Max Speed : 225 Kmph
Hard points : 2 points capable of carrying 2x60Kg stores/CMDS

Payloads
Surveillance & Reconnaissance : MREO, LREO, SAR/ MPAR
Intelligence : ELINT & COMINT
Situational Awareness : IFF, TCAS & UCR
Stores




Tapas BH Brochure from Aero India 2023
View attachment 36061
TAPAS BH is DRDO's solution to the tri-services Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) requirements. It is an Indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV which can operate at altitudes upto 28,000 feet with an endurance of 18+ hours. It also has the capability of night flying. TAPAS BH is a highly reliable UAV with failsafe architecture employing redundant indigenous Hi-Rel subsystems. The ground operation suite is reconfigurable and highly advanced state of the art system for current as well as future UAVs.

Technology Used : Composite Airframe Structure, Piston Engine Propulsion, Dual redundant FCS, Datalink, ATOL, EO/SAR, EW Payload. AGCS, GDT, SATCOM
Application : Used for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions, Artillery fire corrections, Battlefield post-strike assessment.
Status : More than 170+ flights with different payload combination and mission profiles have been completed. Users trial will commence from 2nd quarter of 2023.
Industry Participation : M/s. HAL, M/s. L&T, M/s. BEL, M/s. Tirven Industries Private Limited, M/s. Jayem Automotives, M/s. Nucon Aerospace, ECIL
Academic Participation : IIT Kanpur, IISc Bengaluru

The older 177HP Austro engine will be replaced by CVRDE/Jayem Auto 220HP Engine.