Bengaluru-based ALPHA-ELSEC has bagged an order for the supply of more than 100 units of the SkyStriker Loitering Munition. This deal is under an emergency order. The Indian Army had issued a Request for Information (RFI) for procuring 100 loitering munition systems.
These systems will be deployed with the infantry using man-portable platforms. RFI needed quantity to be delivered within 18 months of the contract.
ALPHA-ELSEC is a joint venture company between Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd (ADTL) from India and Israeli company Elbit. ALPHA-ELSEC plans to use its infrastructure already established for various other Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Programs. Elbit Systems will also provide Transfer of Technology through a follow-on agreement.
SkyStriker is a completely autonomous UAS that can locate, acquire, and strike operator-designated targets with a 5 Kg warhead fitted inside the fuselage, enabling high-precision performance. The UAS’ electric propulsion offers a minimal acoustic signature, allowing convert operations at low altitude operations.
