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.
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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.
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