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Detailed explanation-1: -DRDO chairman S Christopher, its Director General of Aeronautical System CP Ramanarayanan, DG Electronics and Communication Systems J Manjula and other senior scientists witnessed the test flight.

Detailed explanation-2: -The indigenous medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is expected to complete all user trials by August 2023, according to defence officials.

Detailed explanation-3: -With some delays in development, the Rustom-2 last year successfully flew for eight hours at an altitude of 16,000 feet. It has been designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru with production partners being the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and the Bharat Electronics Limited.

Detailed explanation-4: -DRDO Develops Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Operations in Himalayan Frontier- Key Points. The UAV was displayed at the 108th Indian Science Congress by DRDO. The organization has carried out successful trials of the multi-copter conducted at Sikkim at an altitude of 14,000 feet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The DRDO has developed the multi-copter with payload capacity of 5 kg to 25 kg and is working on increasing the capacity up to 30 kg, he said. The multi-copter can carry out autonomous missions with waypoint navigation up to 5 km radius.