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In a major breakthrough in anti-drone warfare, India successfully test-fired its indigenous low-cost, hard-kill counter-swarm drone system, 'Bhargavastra', at the Seaward Firing Range in Gopalpur along Odisha coast on Wednesday.

Developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), the system is designed to neutralise modern aerial threats, especially drone swarms, and is being hailed as a significant advancement in India's air defence arsenal.

The trials, conducted in the presence of senior officials from the Army Air Defence (AAD), included three successful tests on May 13-two individual rocket firings and one in salvo mode...