Kurnool: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the final development trials of the indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3. This is a significant boost to India’s drone warfare and precision strike capabilities. The trials were conducted at a DRDO test range near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh in both air-to-ground and air-to-air combat modes, the DRDO wrote on X.
According to the Ministry of Defence, the missile system was tested using an integrated Ground Control System (GCS), which automates readiness and launch operations with advanced command-and-control technologies.
The ULPGM-V3 has been designed for multiple combat roles, including anti-tank operations and engaging airborne threats such as drones and helicopters.
The missile has been developed entirely within India’s defence ecosystem with participation from DRDO laboratories, public sector units, private defence firms and MSMEs. DRDO partnered with Bharat Dynamics Limited and Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Limited for missile production, while the UAV platform used in the trials was developed by Bengaluru-based Newspace Research and Technologies.
Officials said the successful trials demonstrate India’s growing capability in indigenous UAV-based weapon systems as armed drones become increasingly central to modern warfare. The missile is expected to strengthen the Indian armed forces’ precision strike abilities against both ground and aerial targets.
