ABHYAS Air Vehicle
Successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was conducted recently by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore, Odisha.
About ABHYAS Air Vehicle
- ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), DRDO.
- The air vehicle is launched using twin underslung booster.
- It is powered by a small gas turbine engine and has microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) - based Inertial Navigation System (INS) for navigation along with the Flight Control Computer (FCC) for guidance and control.
- The vehicle is programmed for fully autonomous flight. The checkout of air vehicle is done using laptop-based Ground ....
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