Lihiniya MK II explained

Lihiniya MK II (Sinhala; Sinhalese: 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 thenational 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.

Notes and References

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