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A prototype of the Air Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) developed jointly by India and the United States is likely to be flight tested later this year.

                                                        Image Source: The Tribune

About ALUAV:

• The Ministry of Defence and US Department of Defence signed a Project Agreement (PA) for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI).
  • The PA outlines the collaboration between Air Force Research Laboratory, Indian Air Force, and Defence Research and Development Organisation towards design, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation of systems to co-develop an ALUAV Prototype. 

Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI):

• The DTTI was announced in 2012 to promote collaborative technology exchange and create opportunities for co-production and co-development of future technologies for Indian and US military forces. 
• Under DTTI, Joint Working Groups on land, naval, air, and aircraft carrier technologies have been established to focus on mutually agreed projects in respective domains.

News Source: The Hindu,  pib.gov.in