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INDIGENOUS UCAV 'CATS' WARRIOR

SP’s Aviation

Issue 8, 2025

Once operational, the CATS Warrior is expected to mark a significant milestone in India's indigenous defence and aerospace capabilities

- By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

INDIA'S INDIGENOUS UNMANNED COMBAT AERIAL VEHICLE (UCAV) 'CATS Warrior' was first unveiled as a scale model mockup at Aero India 2021. The Warrior scale model was accompanied by a Tejas-Max cockpit which acted as a "mothership" for the CATS. The CATS Warrior, a key component of the broader Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) programme, is being developed by the Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based private startup NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT), as part of a public-private partnership.

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