<p>India's indigenous Lakshya-II pilotless target aircraft has been tested successfully off a test range in Balasore, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Flying at a sea-skimming height of about 15 metres at the DRDO test range near Balasore, about 200 km from here, Lakshya-II, an advanced version of the pilotless target aircraft, demonstrated its full capability during tests, a defence ministry release said. <br /><br />In a flight lasting over 30 minutes, Laskhya-II was made to dive from an altitude of around 800 metres to just 12 metres and made to maintain the required altitude for a specified time, before demonstrating auto climb-out, the release said. <br /><br />"The entire flight was pre-programmed and was totally successful. It demonstrated various technologies and sub-systems including software correction to auto rudder scheme done to prevent loss of mission, engaging and flying in way point navigation mode while carrying two tow targets," the release said.<br /><br />During the flight, one of the tow targets was released and the other was deployed while way-point navigation was on. <br /><br />This was the 10th flight of Lakshya-II and the first time that demonstrated the full capability, achieving all the user’s objectives. <br /><br />Lakshya-II has been designed and developed by the Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a premier DRDO lab specialising in UAVs and flight control systems<br /><br />ADE also conducted the flight trials of micro and mini air vehicles -- Black Kite, Golden Hawk and Pushpak -- at Hoskote near Bangalore.<br /><br />The three micro air vehicles measure 300 to 450 millimetre in length, and weigh between 300 grams to 500 grams, with an endurance of 30 minutes, while carrying a miniature daylight video camera.<br /><br />Two more mini unmanned aerial vehicles -- Imperial Eagle and Sly Bird -- weighing under two kg and carrying either a daylight camera or thermal/night vision camera as payload were also tested.<br /><br />The compact vehicles are built as shoulder transported equipment for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.<br /><br />The fully autonomous vehicles are capable of transmitting and relaying images to a ground tracker system using an on-board camera irrespective of the aircraft's altitude.</p>
<p>India's indigenous Lakshya-II pilotless target aircraft has been tested successfully off a test range in Balasore, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Flying at a sea-skimming height of about 15 metres at the DRDO test range near Balasore, about 200 km from here, Lakshya-II, an advanced version of the pilotless target aircraft, demonstrated its full capability during tests, a defence ministry release said. <br /><br />In a flight lasting over 30 minutes, Laskhya-II was made to dive from an altitude of around 800 metres to just 12 metres and made to maintain the required altitude for a specified time, before demonstrating auto climb-out, the release said. <br /><br />"The entire flight was pre-programmed and was totally successful. It demonstrated various technologies and sub-systems including software correction to auto rudder scheme done to prevent loss of mission, engaging and flying in way point navigation mode while carrying two tow targets," the release said.<br /><br />During the flight, one of the tow targets was released and the other was deployed while way-point navigation was on. <br /><br />This was the 10th flight of Lakshya-II and the first time that demonstrated the full capability, achieving all the user’s objectives. <br /><br />Lakshya-II has been designed and developed by the Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a premier DRDO lab specialising in UAVs and flight control systems<br /><br />ADE also conducted the flight trials of micro and mini air vehicles -- Black Kite, Golden Hawk and Pushpak -- at Hoskote near Bangalore.<br /><br />The three micro air vehicles measure 300 to 450 millimetre in length, and weigh between 300 grams to 500 grams, with an endurance of 30 minutes, while carrying a miniature daylight video camera.<br /><br />Two more mini unmanned aerial vehicles -- Imperial Eagle and Sly Bird -- weighing under two kg and carrying either a daylight camera or thermal/night vision camera as payload were also tested.<br /><br />The compact vehicles are built as shoulder transported equipment for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.<br /><br />The fully autonomous vehicles are capable of transmitting and relaying images to a ground tracker system using an on-board camera irrespective of the aircraft's altitude.</p>
