ABHYAS-HEAT

May 14, 2019

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha.

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  • The configuration of ABHYAS is designed on an in-line small gas turbine engine and uses indigenously developed MEMS based navigation system for its navigation and guidance. 

  • The flight test was tracked by various Radars & Electro Optic Systems and proved its performance in fully autonomous way point navigation mode. 

  • The recent successful test flight demonstrated the capability of ABHYAS to meet the mission requirement for a cost effective High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) i.e. a target drone usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews. 

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