Major boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat: DRDO completes development trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 in Air-to-Ground & Air-to-Air modes

• ULPGM-V3 = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile, Version 3 — an indigenously developed drone-launched air-to-ground / air-to-air precision strike weapon by DRDO.
• Marks a strategic milestone for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence — replaces import of similar US/Israeli drone-launched munitions (Hellfire/Spike-class).
• Embodies the DRDO + Private Industry Development-cum-Production Partner (DcPP) model, with both PSU (BDL) and private (Adani Defence) partners.
• Relevant for GS-III (Defence tech, Indigenisation, Internal Security) and Prelims sci-tech.