DRDO completes ULPGM‑V3 trials (air‑to‑ground & air‑to‑air)

What: DRDO completed final development trials of UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)‑V3 in both air‑to‑ground and air‑to‑air modes at Kurnool; integrated with UAVs by Newspace Research & Technologies (NRT).

Significance:

• Force multiplier: Enhances UAV‑borne precision strike capability for anti‑tank and aerial targets; supports indigenisation.

UPSC relevance: Defence R&D, UAV warfare, Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence.

Practice Q: Assess the operational and strategic implications of indigenous UAV‑launched guided missiles.