09 · Surveillance & ISR
Black Kite
Indigenous tethered drone
A 60 m tethered drone powered from the ground for persistent aerial surveillance, real-time overwatch and perimeter security. It stays up for hours tethered, or flies free for 30–40 minutes.
- Tethered
- 2–3 hrs
- Tether
- 60 m
- Payload
- 1–2 kg
Datasheet
Specifications
Specifications reflect tested configurations and may vary with payload, altitude and weather. Platforms can be customised to mission requirements.
- Payload
- 1–2 kg
- Dimensions
- 600 × 660 × 400 mm
- Free-flight time
- 30–40 minutes
- Tethered endurance
- 2–3 hours
- Operational range
- 4–5 km
- Tether length
- 60 m
- Power
- Ground-powered AC tether + 16 Ah battery
- Deployment
- < 5 min free-flight · 10–15 min tethered
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