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Detailed explanation-1: -Why in News? Recently, India successfully tested the indigenously-designed Abhyas - a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) - in Odisha. The trial was carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur.

Detailed explanation-2: -ABHYAS is designed & developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Detailed explanation-3: -The performance of air vehicle ABHYAS, used as an aerial target for evaluation of missile systems by armed forces at low altitude, including sustained level and high manoeuvrability was demonstrated during the test flight, said the defence ministry.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is powered by a small gas turbine engine to sustain a long endurance flight at high subsonic speed. It is equipped with Micro-Electromechanical Systems-(MEMS) based Inertial Navigation System along with the flight control computer for guidance and control.

Detailed explanation-5: -ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of DRDO. India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast, as per a statement.