New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in both Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air modes at the DRDO test range near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.
The trials were conducted using an integrated Ground Control System (GCS), which was used to command and control the missile weapon system. According to DRDO, the advanced GCS automates launch operations and readiness procedures with state-of-the-art technologies.
The ULPGM-V3 missile has been developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, along with contributions from other DRDO laboratories including Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh, and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune.
Development trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 in Air-to-Ground & Air-to-Air modes was successfully completed at DRDO test range near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/Hl3AuJhsMP
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DRDO partnered with Bharat Dynamics Limited and Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Limited for the development and production of the missile system. The missile was integrated with UAVs developed by Bengaluru-based Newspace Research and Technologies for the current trials.
Officials said the missile has been produced entirely through the Indian defence ecosystem with the support of several MSMEs and industries, confirming a fully mature indigenous supply chain ready for serial production.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, defence PSUs and industry partners for the successful trials. He described the achievement as a major milestone towards strengthening ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in the defence sector.
DRDO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, Dr Samir V Kamat also congratulated the teams involved in the successful development and testing of the missile system.
