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Detailed explanation-1: -Strengthening India’s indigenous capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested the made-in-India ‘ABHYAS ’ – a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur.

Detailed explanation-2: -ABHYAS – High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on June 29, 2022. The performance of the aircraft at low altitude including sustained level and high manoeuvrability was demonstrated during the test flight.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO has successfully conducted a flight test of the ABHYAS High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) drone at the Interim Test Range in Chandipur, Orissa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Defence research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced the successful flight test of Abhyas - the High-Speed expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) in Odisha.

Detailed explanation-5: -With a speed of Mach 0.5, it can attain an altitude of more than five kilometres and can cover a distance of 400 kilometers. According to DRDO, the test vehicle met “the user requirement of 5 km flying altitude, vehicle speed of 0.5 mach [half the speed of sound], endurance of 30 minutes and 2G turn capability”.