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High Speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’
- 29 Jun 2024
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Recently, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed developmental trials of the High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) 'ABHYAS'.
- The trials took place at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Odisha.
- ABHYAS is a HEAT being developed at Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO.
- It is designed to provide a realistic threat scenario for practicing the use of weapon systems.
- Abhyas is made for autonomous flight with the assistance of an autopilot.
- It is equipped with systems like RCS (Radar Cross Section), Visual, and IR (Infrared) augmentation, a laptop-based ground control system, pre-flight checks, and data recording for post-flight analysis to support weapon practice.
- An expendable aerial target is a low-cost, replaceable drone or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that is used to simulate aerial threats and enable
military training, testing, and evaluation activities.
