TNPSC Thervupettagam

Abhyas Target Drone

May 16 , 2019 1900 days 711 0
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) drone.
  • The test was conducted at Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha.
  • Abhyas uses indigenously developed MEMS based navigation system for its navigation and guidance.
  • It is a target drone.
  • Target drones serve an important role in the development of a range of interceptors and ballistic missile defense systems.
  • Abhyas is designed to simulate aircraft for endoatmospheric surface-to-air interception tests as well as air-to-air exercises.
  • An endoatmospheric missile is one that remains within the earth's atmosphere (at an altitude below 100 kilometers).

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