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India conducts first trial flight of stratospheric airship platform enhancing aerial surveillance
India News: India's DRDO achieved a milestone with the successful maiden flight of its Stratospheric Airship Platform in Madhya Pradesh. The high-altitude airship
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden flight of its Stratospheric Airship Platform from its trial site in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO scientists, saying that the new system will boost India’s capabilities in earth observation, intelligence, and surveillance. DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat also hailed the flight, noting that the prototype is a step towards developing long-endurance, lighter-than-air platforms that can stay in the stratosphere for extended periods.Meanwhile, the Defence Ministry on Saturday said India is in the process to procure a next-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORADS (NG), which should be able to engage aerial targets "both by day and night" and under all weather conditions, including in snow-bound locations.
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