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DRDO has successfully test-fired the UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3.
About ULPGM-V3:
- Overview: It is a fire-and-forget air-to-surface missile developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- Variants: It is an upgraded version of V1 and V2, with improved range, autonomy, and targeting precision.
- Development: Collaboration by Adani Defence, Bharat Dynamics, Newspace Research Technologies, and over 30 Indian MSMEs/startups.
Key Features:
- Weight: 12.5 kg
- Range: 10 km (day), 2.5 km (night)
- Accuracy: Passive homing infrared with HD dual-channel accuracy (~10 cm)
- Warhead Options: Anti-armour, penetration-cum-blast, pre-fragmentation
- Guidance: Fully autonomous with two-way datalink for mid-course updates
- Environment: Operates in plains and high-altitude regions, day and night
| [UPSC 2025] With reference to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), consider the following statements:
I. All types of UAVs can do vertical landing. II. All types of UAVs can do automated hovering. III. All types of UAVs can use battery only as a source of power supply. Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All the three (d) None * |
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