DRDO conducts successful flight trial of indigenous developed High-Altitude Platform
- On Tuesday, the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a flight trial of its indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform System , achieving an altitude of 21 km above mean sea level.
- Designed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment in Agra, the platform serves as a long-endurance stratospheric system for surveillance, communications, and monitoring missions.
- The system remained at an altitude of 20 km for over 30 minutes, with the Ground Control Station acquiring real-time video and vehicle performance data throughout the mission.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented the DRDO, Indian Air Force, and industry partners on the successful trial, describing it as a key milestone in India's Aatmanirbhar Bharat journey.
- Successful recovery of the platform followed coordination with agencies including the Indian Air Force and Airports Authority of India , confirming the system's intended flight performance.
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DRDO successfully tests indigenous high-altitude platform at 21 km, keeps it airborne for over 30 minutes: What is HAPS?
The platform carried an IMU, GPS receiver, onboard cameras and altitude-control system for navigation, monitoring and flight control at high altitudes.
DRDO successfully tests HAPS at 21 km altitude: What is India's high-altitude airship and why does it matter?
DRDO has successfully flight-tested its indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform, reaching 21 km and maintaining 20 km altitude for more than 30 minutes as part of efforts to develop a long-endurance stratospheric aerial surveillance platform.
DRDO successfully tests indigenous High-Altitude Platform, reaches 21 km in flight trial: All you need to know
The High-Altitude Platform, a lighter-than-air system as a long-endurance stratospheric aerial surveillance platform, is being designed and developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra.
DRDO conducts successful flight trial of indigenous developed High-Altitude Platform
New Delhi, Oct 6: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out the successful flight trial of indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform (HAPS). The experimental flight attained an altitude of 21 km above mean sea level (AMSL) and remained at an altitude of 20 km AMSL for more than 30 minutes, before it was commanded to descend back to ground. The system was successfully recovered and flight performance data was analyz…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform System (HAPS). The system achieved an altitude of 21 kilometres and demonstrated its capability to fly in the stratosphere for long durations. This achievement is expected to strengthen aerospace capabilities. According to the Defence Ministry, the experimental fli…
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