Lihiniya MK II
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Performance Report 2019 - Ministry of Defence" (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "SRI LANKA AIR FORCE PROUDLY JOINS 74TH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Military boffins now into R&D to meet peacetime situations | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "SLAF Lihiniya UAV has conducted its test flight". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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