New Delhi. The flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – was successfully conducted on September 22 by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Interim Test Range at Balasore in Odisha.
The ABHYAS target vehicle (Image: DRDO)
During the trials, two demonstrator vehicles were successfully test flown. The vehicle can be used as a target for evaluation of various missile systems.
“The DRDO achieved a milestone today with the successful flight test of ABHYAS – High Speed Expandable Aerial Target from ITR Balasore. This can be used as a target for evaluation of various Missile systems. Congratulations to @DRDO_India & other stakeholders for this achievement,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.
Abhyas has been designed and developed by the DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). It is launched using twin under-slung boosters. Powered by a small gas turbine engine, it has a MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) – based Inertial Navigation System (INS) for navigation along with the Flight Control Computer (FCC) for guidance and control.
The vehicle is programmed for fully autonomous flight and is tracked through a laptop-based Ground Control Station (GCS).
During the test campaign, the user requirement of 5 km flying altitude, vehicle speed of 0.5 mach, endurance of 30 minutes and 2g turn capability were successfully achieved, a Defence Ministry statement said.
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