CATS Warrior | |
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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]