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HAL CATS Warrior

CATS Warrior
HAL CATS Warrior scale model at Aero India 2021
Role Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (loyal wingman)
National origin India
Design group Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
First flight 2025 (planned)
Status Prototype testing
Primary users Indian Air Force (intended)
Indian Navy (intended)

HAL CATS Warrior is a low observable unmanned combat aerial vehicle and a loyal wingman developed by the Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) under the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The aircraft is a part of the Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) programme undertaken by a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the HAL and NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT), an Indian private startup. In Aero India 2021, a scaled-down mock-up was presented for the first time.[1][2]

  1. ^ "HAL's futuristic, deadly CATS to be battle-ready by 2024-25". The New Indian Express. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. ^ "CATS Warrior: HAL completes key test of loyal wingman for deep-strike ops". Business Standard. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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