DRDO conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS

DRDO has conducted a successful flight test of ABHYAS from Interim Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur. ABHYAS is an advanced expendable target which can be used for simulating different types of aircraft and missiles.

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday conducted a successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur.

“The flight test was tracked by various radars and electro-optic systems and proved its performance in fully autonomous waypoint navigation mode,” the Defence Ministry release said.

The configuration of ABHYAS is designed on an in-line small gas turbine engine and uses indigenously developed MEMS-based navigation system for its navigation and guidance.

The performance of the system was as per simulations carried out and demonstrated the capability of ABHYAS to meet the mission requirement for a cost-effective HEAT.

The ABHYAS is an advanced expendable target which can be used for simulating different types of aircraft and missiles.