{
  "id": 12378821,
  "title": "Boost for aerial surveillance: DRDO conducts flight-trial of high-altitude platform",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/boost-for-aerial-surveillance-drdo-conducts-flight-trial-of-high",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:18:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/news/boost-for-aerial-surveillance-drdo-conducts-flight-trial-of-high-altitude-platform-at-21km-height/articleshow/134738369.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a flight trial of a high-altitude platform, reaching an impressive altitude of 21 kilometers and sustaining flight at 20 kilometers for over thirty minutes. This platform is aimed at enhancing long-endurance aerial surveillance and intelligence gathering. Flight data analysis revealed that it met performance expectations.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}