DRDO Achieves Milestone With Successful Conclusion Of ABHYAS Flight Trials

Four flights of the high-speed, disposable aerial target ‘ABHYAS’ were successfully carried out by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) from the combined test range at Chandipur in Odisha. They were held from January 30 to February 2.

The Ministry of Defense says that the tests were done with four different mission goals in a revised robust setup using a single booster made by the Advanced Systems Laboratory in Hyderabad to slow down the launch.

A safe release of the booster, clearance for the launcher, and reaching the minimum end of launch velocity were some of the goals that were met. During the flying tests, many factors were successfully confirmed, including the needed endurance, speed, maneuverability, altitude, and range.

About ABHYAS

ABHYAS was created by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the DRDO to provide a simulated threat environment for practicing weapon systems. It is intended to fly itself with the help of an autopilot that was made in the ADE. For practicing with weapons, it has a radar cross-section, visual, and infrared augmentation device.

ABHYAS has a laptop-based Ground Control System that can be connected to the plane and used for pre-flight checking, data recording during the flight, replaying the flight after it’s over, and analysis after the flight. ABHYAS doesn’t need as much shipping and is cheaper than similar products that are brought in from other countries.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defense worked together to make the weapons that were recently tested. Now that production companies have been chosen, ABHYAS is ready to be made. The method could be exported and could be given to countries that are friendly.

Rajnath Singh, who is the Raksha Mantri, praised the DRDO, the Armed Forces, and the Industry for the successful flight test of ABHYAS. He said that the Armed Forces will be able to get the overhead targets they need as this system is built.

Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Chairman of DRDO and Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development, praised the work of the teams that designed, built, and tested the system.