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India: India Successfully Tests High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target Abhyas
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NEW DELHI, 30 June 2022, (TON): India successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed high-speed expendable aerial target, ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur off the Odisha coast, as per a statement.
It said “the performance of the aircraft at low altitude, including sustained level and high maneuverability, was demonstrated during the test flight.”
It added “the target aircraft was flown from a ground-based controller in a pre-designated low-altitude flight path, which was monitored by various tracking sensors deployed by ITR, including radar and an electro-optical targeting system.”
ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation.
The statement said “the air vehicle was launched using twin under-slung boosters, which provide the initial acceleration to the vehicle.”
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