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Context: High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target ABHYAS successfully flight-tested by DRDO.

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• ABHYAS - the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) is designed & developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru.
• The current flight test is carried out as a part of developmental flight trials.
• The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluation of various missile systems.
• The performance of the target aircraft was monitored through telemetry and various tracking sensors including Radars and Electro Optical Tracking System (EOTS).
• It is powered by a gas turbine engine to sustain a long endurance flight at subsonic speed.
• The target aircraft is equipped with 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 check-out of air vehicle is done using laptop-based Ground Control Station (GCS).

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