ABHYAS successfully flight tested by DRDO
ABHYAS – the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight tested on Friday by DRDO from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar: ABHYAS – the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight tested on Friday by DRDO from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha.
During the trial, the target was flown from a ground-based controller in a pre-designated flight path at subsonic speed. The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluation of various missile systems, reported news agency ANI.
During the test flight, low-altitude flight capability with radio altimeter in loop were demonstrated. IR flares were ignited from the ground station during the test flight.
ABHYAS offers a realistic threat scenario for the practice of weapon systems. Abhyas is designed for autonomous flying with the help of an autopilot, under development at ADE. Abhyas has RCS, Visual and IR augmentation systems required for weapon practice. Abhyas was successfully flight tested on 13 May 2019.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO for the successful flight trial of Abhyas. The current flight test is carried out as a part of developmental flight trials.
Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO also congratulated the teams associated with successful flight test of ‘ABHYAS’ and termed it as a force-multiplier considering its accuracy and effectiveness.
