Current Context : DRDO has successfully completed the trials of  High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) ‘ABHYAS’ in Chandipur, Odisha.

• With the final successful testing of 10 developmental flights of ABHYAS system, it is now ready for production and induction in the Indian armed forces.

ABOUT ABHYAS

• It is a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT).
• Designed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bengaluru.
• It is designed for autonomous flying with the help of an auto pilot, a laptop-based Ground Control System for aircraft integration, pre-flight checks, and autonomous flight.
• It offers a realistic threat scenario for practice of weapon systems.
• It has a feature to record data during flight for post-flight analysis.