Date:21/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/21/stories/2008062157650100.htm

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UAV flight-tested successfully

PTI

BANGALORE: ‘Nishant,’ India’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, developed by the DRDO, was successfully flight-tested near Kolar on Friday. Nishant is one of the few UAVs in the world in its weight class capable of being catapult launched and recovered by using parachute.