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DRDO conducts maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform from Sheopur
Trial site in Madhya Pradesh on May 03, 2025. Developed by Aerial Delivery

Research and Development Establishment, Agra, the airship was launched

carrying an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 kms.

Data from onboard sensors was received and would be utilised for

development of high-quality fidelity simulation models for future high-altitude

airship flights. Envelop pressure control and emergency deflation systems were

deployed in flight for their performance evaluation. Trial team recovered the

system for further investigation. The total duration of the flight was about 62 minutes.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO for the

successful maiden flight-trial of the system. He stated that this system will

uniquely enhance India’s earth observation and Intelligence, Surveillance &

Reconnaissance capabilities, making the country one of the few countries in the

world having such indigenous capabilities.

Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V

Kamat congratulated the DRDO team involved in design, development and trial

of the system. He said the prototype flight is a milestone towards realisation of

lighter-than-air high-altitude platform systems that can remain airborne for very

long endurance at stratospheric heights