DRDO successfully test-fires 'Abhyaas' target vehicle

• The indigenously developed High Speed Expandable Aerial Target 'Abhyaas' was successfully tested from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.
• The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for testing various missile systems. Telemeters and various sensors, including radar and electro-optical surveillance systems, were used to track the target vehicle's movement.

Important Facts 

About DRDO

• DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
• Founded: 1958 
• Founder: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
• Father of DRDO: Avinash Chander
• DRDO head: G Satheesh Reddy