New Delhi: The country's indigenous Lakshya-II pilotless target aircraft has been tested successfully off a test range in Balasore near Bhubaneswar in Orissa on Friday, demonstrating its 'ultimate' capability.
Lakshya II flew at sea skimming height of about 15 meters. In a flight lasting more than 30 minutes, it was made to dive down from an altitude of around 800 meters to just 12 meter and maintained required altitude for the specified time before demonstrating auto climb-out.
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 tow targets.
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, a defence ministry release said.
During the flight, one of the tow targets was released and the other was deployed while way-point navigation was on.
This was the 10th flight of Lakshya-II and the first time that demonstrated the full capability, achieving all the user's objectives.
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.
