New Delhi [India], DRDO has successfully completed six consecutive developmental tests of High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) 'ABHYAS' with improved booster configuration from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur in Odisha.
With this, ABHYAS has successfully completed 10 development tests, demonstrating the reliability of the system.
Development tests were carried out with improved radar cross section (RCS), visual and infrared systems.
During the flight test, several mission objectives covering safe booster launch, launcher clearance, and endurance performance were successfully validated.
Two consecutive launches were carried out within a period of thirty minutes, demonstrating the ease of operation with minimal logistics. Service representatives witnessed the flight tests.
ABHYAS has been designed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO, Bengaluru, and developed through production agencies M/s HAL and M/s L&T. Provides a realistic threat scenario for weapons systems practice.
This indigenous system is designed for autonomous flights with the help of an autopilot and a laptop-based ground control system (GCS) for aircraft integration, pre-flight checks and autonomous flights.
It also has a function to record data during flight for post-flight analysis. The thruster has been designed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) and the navigation system by the Imarat Research Center (RCI). With production agencies identified, ABHYAS is now ready for production.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Armed Forces and industry for the development trials of High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), 'ABHYAS', and said that the successful trials are a remarkable testimony of the synergy between scientists and industry.
Department of Defense R&D Secretary and DRDO Chairman congratulated the teams associated with the successful flight test of 'ABHYAS' and said that the system is cost-effective and has huge export potential.
With this, ABHYAS has successfully completed 10 development tests, demonstrating the reliability of the system.
Development tests were carried out with improved radar cross section (RCS), visual and infrared systems.
During the flight test, several mission objectives covering safe booster launch, launcher clearance, and endurance performance were successfully validated.
Two consecutive launches were carried out within a period of thirty minutes, demonstrating the ease of operation with minimal logistics. Service representatives witnessed the flight tests.
ABHYAS has been designed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO, Bengaluru, and developed through production agencies M/s HAL and M/s L&T. Provides a realistic threat scenario for weapons systems practice.
This indigenous system is designed for autonomous flights with the help of an autopilot and a laptop-based ground control system (GCS) for aircraft integration, pre-flight checks and autonomous flights.
It also has a function to record data during flight for post-flight analysis. The thruster has been designed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) and the navigation system by the Imarat Research Center (RCI). With production agencies identified, ABHYAS is now ready for production.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Armed Forces and industry for the development trials of High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), 'ABHYAS', and said that the successful trials are a remarkable testimony of the synergy between scientists and industry.
Department of Defense R&D Secretary and DRDO Chairman congratulated the teams associated with the successful flight test of 'ABHYAS' and said that the system is cost-effective and has huge export potential.
