CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -ABHYAS is designed & developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The air vehicle was launched using twin under-slung boosters which provide the initial acceleration to the vehicle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abhyas system is equipped with Radar Cross-Section (RCS) and infrared signatures which can be used to simulate a variety of aircraft for the practice of anti-aircraft warfare and also for the testing designed to target aerial targets.

Detailed explanation-3: -India on Wednesday 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-4: -ABHYAS – High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) consists of twin under-slung boosters which provide the initial acceleration to the vehicle. Further, the aerial vehicle is powered by a small gas turbine engine to sustain a long endurance flight at high subsonic speed.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is DRDO Abhyas? Abhyas is a 2.3 metres long 75-kg drone developed by DRDO, with eminent contributions by the Bengaluru-based laboratory- Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE).