Elang Hitam

Elang Hitam is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed by PT Dirgantara Indonesia in cooperation with a consortium of five other institutions. This drone was first shown in December 2019 at the PTDI hangar, Bandung, West Java. The drone is the result of collaboration in the formation of a consortium between the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Ministry of Defense, Indonesian Air Force, ITB, PT Dirgantara Indonesia, and PT LEN Persero.[1]

Elang Hitam
Elang Hitam rolled out in PT DI hangar
Role Combat UAV
National origin Indonesia
Manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia
Primary user Indonesian Armed Forces

Development history

According to PT DI and BPPT, the development of a MALE UCAV has been initiated by the Ministry of Defense's R&D since 2015 involving the TNI, Ditjen Pothan Kemhan, Ministry of Defense, BPPT, ITB, and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (Persero). This was marked by creating a design agreement, drafting the requirements and objectives (DR&O) and determining the user, in this case it would be the TNI, especially the TNI-AU. The development started with preliminary design, basic design by making two wind tunnel models and the conclusion of test results in 2016 and 2018.[2] In 2019, LAPAN entered as a member of the consortium, and took part in the development of the MALE UCAV.[1]

The first prototype was rolled out on 30 December 2019 in the PTDI hangar.[3] First flight is expected to take place at the end of 2020. The Elang Hitam, according to its development plan, will be armed with missiles and capable of flying up to 30 hours non-stop with a cruising altitude of up to 23,000 ft. The specification is said to match the Chinese-made CH-4 Rainbow drone.[4]

References
  1. "BPPT Pamer Drone Pertahanan Buatan Indonesia". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  2. "Drone Elang Hitam Inovasi BPPT dan Konsorsium Lokal, Tampil di Pameran Industri Pertahanan". Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (in Indonesian). 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. Siregar, Efrem (2019-12-30). "Ngeri! RI Punya Drone 'Mata-Mata' Bernama Elang Hitam". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  4. "Drone Elang Hitam Siap Diakselerasi 2 Tahun untuk Uji Terbang". Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (in Indonesian). 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-10-14.


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