India's DRDO Achieves Milestone with Successful ABHYAS Flight Trials

Defense News ,India :-  India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) reached a big achievement on 5th Feb. They tested their high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT) called ‘ABHYAS’ successfully.

The tests happened at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha. They met important goals, like showing off a new, improved design with just one booster. This change makes it stronger and easier to produce in large quantities, saving money.

ABHYAS is the result of hard work by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). It’s a vital upgrade for India’s defense. ABHYAS acts as a realistic and affordable target for training and checking the country's missile systems. Because it can be used once and thrown away, it cuts down on costs since there's no need to bring it back.

DRDO plans to start making ABHYAS with the help of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defence. With DRDO's knowledge and these companies' manufacturing skills, India can make more at home.

In the future, DRDO is also thinking about making a weaponized version of ABHYAS called a loitering munition (LM). This could be sold to other countries, giving them a cheaper way to improve their defense systems.