Watch: DRDO’s UAV-fired missile destroys airborne target during air & ground combat trials
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India successfully completed final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3. The trials demonstrated the missile's capabilities in both Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air modes, marking a significant advancement in India's defense technology. This achievement is seen as a strategic milestone towards self-reliance in defense production.
- ▪The ULPGM-V3 was tested at the DRDO test range near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
- ▪The missile system was developed in collaboration with various DRDO facilities and private industry partners.
- ▪Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised the successful trials as a step towards Aatmanirbharta in Defence.
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News/Defence News/Watch: DRDO’s UAV-fired missile destroys airborne target during air and ground combat trialsWatch: DRDO’s UAV-fired missile destroys airborne target during air and ground combat trialsTOI News Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 19, 2026, 21:52 ISTCommentsShareAA+Text SizeSmallMediumLarge NEW DELHI: In a major boost to India’s indigenous defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation 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 marked the final deliverable configuration testing of the missile system and were conducted using an integrated Ground Control System (GCS)…
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