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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).