Engineering:Lihiniya MK II
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| Lihiniya MK II | |
|---|---|
| Role | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| National origin | Sri Lanka |
| Manufacturer | Sri Lanka Air Force Centre for Research and Development |
| Primary user | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Developed from | Lihiniya MK I |
Lihiniya MK II (Sinhala: ලිහිණියා මාක් 2) is a medium range unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Centre for Research and Development (CRD) as a tactical UAV system for the national defence requirements. [1][2]
Design
The aircraft is a HTOL UAV with a high wing, twin-boom tail and a single pusher engine with an auto pilot system.[3] University of Moratuwa is tasked with building the Data link of the UAV.[4] UAV equipped with Dual axes Gyro stabilized Day/Night camera with 10X optical zoom with Target Tracking, Geo Location and Motion Tracking.
References
- ↑ "Performance Report 2019 - Ministry of Defence". https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/documents/paperspresented/performance-report-ministry-of-defence-2019.pdf.
- ↑ "SRI LANKA AIR FORCE PROUDLY JOINS 74TH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION". https://www.airforce.lk/news.php?news=5302.
- ↑ "Military boffins now into R&D to meet peacetime situations | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160703/news/military-boffins-now-into-rd-to-meet-peacetime-situations-199529.html.
- ↑ "SLAF Lihiniya UAV has conducted its test flight". http://www.aviationvoice.lk/slaf-lihiniya-uav-conducted-test-flight/.
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