A model of HAL CATS Warrior displayed at Aero India 2021
Role
Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (loyal wingman)
Type of aircraft
National origin
India
Design group
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Newspace Research & Technologies
First flight
2024 (planned)[1]
Status
Detailed design phase[2]
Primary users
Indian Air Force (intended) Indian Navy (intended)
CATS Warrior is a part of the HAL Combat Air Teaming System program. Its work is believed to have started in early 2019 under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the state owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and an Indian private startup, Newspace R&D. HAL has done an initial investment of ₹400 crore in CATS Warriors & in Aero India 2021 a full-scale mock-up model was presented for the first time.[3]
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