FWD-200B: Indigenous Military-Grade Bomber UAV

• 08 May 2024

Recently, India’s first indigenous bomber UAV aircraft, the FWD-200B, was unveiled in Bengaluru.

Key Points

• It is designed and manufactured by Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace Technologies, an Indian defence and aerospace company.
• he FWD-200B has a payload capacity of 100 kgs and is classified as a MALE Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (medium-altitude, long-endurance).
• The Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) consists of optical surveillance payloads and is integrated with missile-like weapons for precision air strikes.
• While having a max speed of 200 kts/370 kmph, it has an endurance capacity of 12-20 hours.