Drone Test at World’s Highest Pass | 18 Jul 2024
Recently, a Bengaluru firm, NewSpace Research and Technologies tested a 100-kg Max Takeoff Weight (MTOW) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at 19,024 feet altitude at Ladakh’s Umling La pass, the highest motorable pass in the world.
- According to the firm, this is a new world record for high altitude operations achieved by a 100-kg MTOW class drone.
- It will greatly improve support logistics, disaster and rescue operations, and medical relief in the mountainous regions of J&K, Uttarakhand, and the North Eastern states.
- Umling La pass:
- Umling La in Ladakh is the world's highest motorable road at 19,024 ft, constructed by the Border Road Organization as part of "Project Himank".
- The 52-km road connects Chishumle to Demchok villages, which are near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and a friction point between India and China.
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