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In a significant development, in India's defence sector.(DRDO) conducted successful flight test of Abhyaas. High-speed Expendable Aerial Target , from I T R ,Balasore in Odisha, on Tuesday.
Two demonstrator vehicles were successfully ,test flown
The vehicle can be used as a target ,for evaluation of various missile systems.The DRDO ,achieved a milestone ,with the successful flight test of Abhyaas
The trials were conducted at medium altitude.
As per the requirement, flying altitude of 5 km, vehicle speed of Mach 0 point 5 ,and endurance of 30 minutes were achieved ,besides the 2 g (gravity turn) ,manoeuvre capability of the test vehicles,
Abhyaas has been designed for an autonomous flight with the help of an autopilot.
It can also play the role of a jammer, and decoy.
Considered as a sibling of ,pilotless target, aircraft Lakshya. it can be launched from a mobile launcher, using two 68-mm boosters, that are separated after the initial burnout.
A small gas turbine ,powers the aerial vehicle to fly ,during the cruise phase,
Along with the flight control computer ,for guidance ,and control. the micro electromechanical based inertial navigation system, guides the aerial vehicle for perfect navigation.
The check out of the air vehicle is done, using laptop-based ground control station.
The vehicle is programmed for fully autonomous flight
What differentiates Abhyaas ,from Lakshya, is its wing position.
The wings of Abhyas are positioned ,on the upper-side of the aircraft, whereas the Lakshya has under-body wings.
However, the wings ,and tail plane of Abhyas ,have been derived from the Lakshya, by downsizing them.
With an endurance of about 45 minutes, Abhyas is fitted with all advanced tracking equipment, like sensors ,and GPS.
It would supplement the Lakshya-1 ,and Lakshya-II.which already inducted in the armed forces.
Having a length of 2,385 mm, and diameter of 180 mm. the drone weighs around 75 kg.
with a speed of Mach 0 point 5, it can attain an altitude of more than 5 km. |