DRDO Successfully Conducts Maiden Flight Trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform

In a significant leap for India’s defence and surveillance capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight-trials of its Stratospheric Airship Platform. Designed for long-endurance Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, the platform marks a major milestone in high-altitude defence technology and autonomous aerial systems. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO team for this technological feat.