Bengaluru-based Pixiu Systems has launched the SYENA ASTRA-1, a lightweight fixed-wing loitering munition that gives small military units surveillance and strike capability.
It has a 1.60 m wingspan, cruises at 21 m/s, reaches 35 m/s and has a service ceiling of 10,000 ft. It can be launched by hand or from a pneumatic launcher.
The ASTRA-1 has GPS-guided strike capability, but details of its navigation, target acquisition, terminal guidance and resistance to jamming have not been published.
Background
Pixiu Systems
Aerospace technology company
Pixiu Systems is an aerospace technology company based in Bengaluru.
SYENA ASTRA-1
Loitering munition
SYENA ASTRA-1 is a lightweight fixed-wing loitering munition from Pixiu Systems for surveillance and strike by small military units.
