PALM 400

March 2, 2023

Indian Army is going to conduct PALM 400 drone tests in Pokhran.
PALM 400 is an armed remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) built by AVision Systems.
It is a joint venture between Israeli firm UVision Air Ltd and Hyderabad-based Aditya Precitech Private Ltd.
It is a high precision loitering system launched from a canister which can loiter for up to 120 minutes.
Speed: 50-140 knots (90-260 km per hour), Height: 3,000-4,000 feet above ground.
It picks out its target and fires an armor-penetrating projectile from top – where its armor protection is the least.