India conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS from Odisha test range

BALASORE : India on Tuesday successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – from a test range in Odisha, defence sources said.

The trial, carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here, was tracked by various radars and electro-optic systems, the sources said.

During the trials, two demonstrator vehicles were successfully test flown, DRDO sources said. “The vehicle can be used as a target for evaluation of various missile systems,” a defence statement said.