Indonesian Aerospace Elang Hitam

Elang Hitam
Elang Hitam rolled out in IAe hangar, December 2019
General information
TypeUnmanned combat aerial vehicle
National originIndonesia
ManufacturerIndonesian Aerospace
Designer
Indonesian Aerospace, BRIN
StatusUnder development
Primary userIndonesian National Armed Forces
Number built1 prototype
History
First flight28 July 2025 (2025-07-28)

The Elang Hitam (English: Black Eagle) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV (MALE) being developed by Indonesian Aerospace (IAe / PT DI) in cooperation with a consortium of six other institutions—Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesian Ministry of Defense, Indonesian Air Force, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), and PT LEN Industri.

This drone was first shown on 30 December 2019 at the IAe hangar in Bandung, West Java.