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DRDO stratospheric airship flight

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: DRDO stratospheric airship flight (GS3 · Defence, 3 May 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20261 PYQ

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What happened

  • DRDO flew a Stratospheric Airship Platform to about 17 km from Sheopur, MP on 3 May 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • It was developed by ADRDE, Agra [PIB].

Why it matters

  • High-altitude platforms can do surveillance.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-03): DRDO flew a Stratospheric Airship Platform to about 17 km from Sheopur, MP on 3 May 2025.
  2. High-altitude platforms can do surveillance.
Quotable data point

DRDO flew a Stratospheric Airship Platform to about 17 km from Sheopur, MP on 3 May 2025.

PIB: Stratospheric airship, 3 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Airship was developed by

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Stratospheric airship, 3 May 2025

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