India Successfully Flight-Tests Aerial Target ABHYAS Off Odisha Coast
NDTV
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the successful flight trial of ABHYAS.
India on Friday successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha, DRDO officials said.
The flight-test was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at its ITR, Chandipur near Balasore. The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluation of various missile systems.
The performance of the target aircraft was monitored through telemetry and various tracking sensors including Radars and Electro Optical Tracking System (EOTS), official sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO for the successful flight trial of Abhyas.
The current test was carried out as a part of developmental flight trials.
