Key Points :
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday conducted the successful flight test of ABHYAS–High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT).
- The flight test was done from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha.
- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter to congratulate the success of the tests.
In yet another exploit for India, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday conducted the successful flight test of ABHYAS–High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT). The flight test was done from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha.
The DRDO organisation on Twitter announced the success of their test by stating,” Successful flight test of ABHYAS – High Speed Expendable Aerial Target”.
Successful flight test of ABHYAS – High Speed Expendable Aerial Targethttps://t.co/xu1KkUexI6
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) September 22, 2020
Lauding the successful feat, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter and stated,
“The DRDO achieved a milestone today with the successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-Speed Expandable Aerial Target from ITR Balasore. This can be used as a target for evaluation of various Missile systems. Congratulations to DRDO & other stakeholders for this achievement.”
The DRDO achieved a milestone today with the successful flight test of ABHYAS – High Speed Expandable Aerial Target from ITR Balasore. This can be used as a target for evaluation of various Missile systems. Congratulations to @DRDO_India & other stakeholders for this achievement.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 22, 2020
DRDO Abhyas is a high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT) being built by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Armed Forces.Abhyas’s radar cross-section (RCS) as well as its visual and infrared signatures can be augmented to simulate a variety of aircraft for air-defense weapon practices. It can also function as a jammer platform and decoy. The HEAT system is utilized to do away with the post-launch recovery mode, which is time-consuming and difficult in a scenario as the sea.
During the trials, two demonstrator vehicles were successfully test flown. The vehicle can be used as a target for evaluation of various missile systems. During the test campaign, the user requirement of 5 km flying altitude, vehicle speed of 0.5 mach, endurance of 30 minutes and 2g turn capability of the test vehicle were successfully achieved.
