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DRDO tests indigenous HAPS at 21 km

13 sourcesUpdated 6 Oct 2026, 3:11 pm Coverage regionsGlobal · India
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DRDO said the indigenous High Altitude Platform System was flight tested to 21 km above mean sea level.

The platform remained airborne for over 30 minutes before a safe recovery.

The test also transmitted real-time video and telemetry to the ground control station.

The ministry of defence said the mission generated performance data for future development.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called it a key milestone for self-reliance and praised the collaborative effort.

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Both reports agree that DRDO successfully tested an indigenous high-altitude platform system and that the flight data will support future development.

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The available reporting does not resolve how the platform will perform in later trials or what specific capabilities will follow next; those details may change as additional testing is reported.

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https://defence.newsd.in/ Supportive framing Reported

DRDO Successfully Tests Indigenous HAPS At 21 Km Altitude

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully flight tested an indigenously developed High Altitude Platform System reaching twenty one kilometres above mean sea level and remaining airborne for over thirty minutes before a safe recovery. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the teams involved describing the achievement as a key milestone for self reliance in defence technology. Several other civil and military authorities supported the trial which transmitted real time video and telemetry back to the ground control station.

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DRDO successfully tests indigenous high-altitude platform at 21 km, keeps it airborne for over 30 minutes:…

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation reported the successful test of an indigenous high altitude platform that climbed to twenty one kilometres and maintained twenty kilometres for more than thirty minutes before a successful ground recovery. According to the ministry of defence the mission generated performance data to assess capabilities and assist future development of stratospheric airships. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised the collaborative effort involving multiple military and civil aviation agencies as a significant step for domestic defence production.