Lihiniya MK II
Role Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
National origin Sri Lanka
Manufacturer Sri Lanka Air Force
Centre for Research and Development
Primary user Sri Lanka Air Force
Developed from Lihiniya MK I

Lihiniya MK II (Sinhala: ලිහිණියා මාක් 2) is a medium range unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Centre for Research and Development (CRD) as a tactical UAV system for the national defence requirements. [1][2]

Design

The aircraft is a HTOL UAV with a high wing, twin-boom tail and a single pusher engine with an auto pilot system.[3] University of Moratuwa is tasked with building the Data link of the UAV.[4] UAV equipped with Dual axes Gyro stabilized Day/Night camera with 10X optical zoom with Target Tracking, Geo Location and Motion Tracking.

References

  1. ^ "Performance Report 2019 - Ministry of Defence" (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ "SRI LANKA AIR FORCE PROUDLY JOINS 74TH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Military boffins now into R&D to meet peacetime situations | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ^ "SLAF Lihiniya UAV has conducted its test flight". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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