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title: "India’s SLYBIRD Mini-drone Payload Flights Soon"
url: https://www.livefistdefence.com/nal-slybird-uav-national-aeronautics/
date: 2011-12-17
modified: 2016-05-17
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description: "The National Aeronautics Lab (NAL) Slybird drone, first revealed earlier this year on Livefist is shortly to begin a second phase of trial flights with a videocamera/IR payload. Its first phase..."
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# India’s SLYBIRD Mini-drone Payload Flights Soon

[![](https://www.livefistdefence.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/slybird-1.jpg)](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4lJ7PNc7EE/Tux3l7Kik0I/AAAAAAAAOhU/RrJk9L1LCdA/s1600/slybird-1.jpg)

The National Aeronautics Lab (NAL) **Slybird **drone, [first revealed](https://www.livefistdefence.com/aero-india-day-3-new-indian-drone/) earlier this year on **Livefist **is shortly to begin a second phase of trial flights with a videocamera/IR payload. Its [first phase of launches](https://www.livefistdefence.com/photos-indias-hand-launched-slybird/) was completed in July this year. The drone is part of the larger micro air vehicle effort funded by the Ministries of Defence and Science & Technology to meet multiple requirements of portable drones for tactical/over-the-hill reconnaisance/intelligence. NAL sources suggest that they intend to create a drone with capabilities comparable to the US Army's Raven. Will post a video of the Slybird in flight soon.

**Photo / NAL**

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