To meet the requirements of aerial targets of the Indian Armed Forces, which organisation has conducted successful flight test of an indigenous aerial vehicle HEAT Abhyas in December 2021?

To meet the requirements of aerial targets of the Indian Armed Forces, which organisation has conducted successful flight test of an indigenous aerial vehicle HEAT Abhyas in December 2021? Correct Answer <span style="">Defence research and development organisation (DRDO)</span>

The correct answer is Defence research and development organisation (DRDO).

Key Points

  • The flight test of domestic High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) Abhyas was successfully completed by Defence research and development organisation (DRDO).
  • The test was conducted from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast, Odisha.
  • It is a high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT) that is being built by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO.
  • HAL secured an order for its manufacturing from ADE.
  • The air vehicle ABHYAS can be used as an aerial target for the evaluation of various missile systems.

Additional Information

  • Important Current affairs related to DRDO in 2021.
  • DRDO and Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully flight-tested the indigenously designed and developed Helicopter launched (air-launched) Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile in December 2021.
  • In December 2021, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER), Area Denial Munitions (ADM) and indigenously developed fuzes.
    • Chairman DRDO: Dr G Satheesh Reddy.
    • DRDO Headquarters: New Delhi.
    • DRDO Established: 1958.
  • On December 10th, 2021, India successfully test-fired the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range of Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
  • On September 28th, 2021he Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried a successful maiden test flight of a new version of the Akash Missile named ‘Akash Prime’.

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