Successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was on September 22, 2020 conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha.
- During the trials, two demonstrator vehicles were successfully test flown. The vehicle can be used as target for evaluation of various missile systems.
- Abhyas is designed & developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), DRDO.
- The air vehicle is launched using twin underslung booster. It is powered by a small gas turbine engine and has MEMS 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. The check out of air vehicle is done using laptop based Ground Control Station (GCS).
(Source: PIB)
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