KAL

India’s KAL long-range one-way attack drone, indigenously designed and developed by IG Defence, has successfully completed a trial at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, marking a significant milestone in the development of indigenous long-range unmanned strike capabilities. The trial comes amid the growing use of long-range one-way attack drones in modern conflicts, where relatively low-cost unmanned platforms have demonstrated the ability to conduct sustained strikes and put pressure on air-defence networks. Up to 1,000-km range, 50-kg payload KAL is designed for a range of up to 1,000 km, with an endurance of 7–8 hours and a payload capacity…