Pakistan Navy recently tested the APID-55 Vertical Take Off & Landing UAV manufactured by the CYBAERO of Sweden. The UAV was flown off the deck of one of the PN Type 21 ships. However, right after a shaky launch, the APID-55 UAV lost its video transmission 20 minutes into flight and ten minutes after that it lost complete primary and secondary link to the UAV which later crashed into the Arabian Ocean thereby completely destroying the Air Vehicle.
The APID-55 is a prototype UAV which was flown for the first time off any ship and the result was total disaster. The APID-55 is capable of only flying up to 20 kms, 500m altitude MSL and has an endurance of about 1 hour. No other country in the world has adopted this UAV system so far! Information on the APID-55 UAV can be gathered from CYBAERO website
The APID-55 is a prototype UAV which was flown for the first time off any ship and the result was total disaster. The APID-55 is capable of only flying up to 20 kms, 500m altitude MSL and has an endurance of about 1 hour. No other country in the world has adopted this UAV system so far! Information on the APID-55 UAV can be gathered from CYBAERO website