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Pilotless target aircraft
Pilotless target aircraft. Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT) has been signed between Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Laboratory and Larsen & Tubro (L&T) Ltd., Mumbai for upgraded digital version of Lakshya.
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Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT) has been signed between Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Laboratory and Larsen & Tubro (L&T) Ltd., Mumbai for upgraded digital version of Lakshya.
For the first time, the Ministry of Defence has decided to allow transfer of technology from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to a private sector manufacturer L&T. L&T seeks to sell the aircraft in global defence market. It is to pay a fixed royalty to DRDO for every Lakshya sold by it.
The Pilotless Target Aircraft named as Lakshya is a reusable aerial target system. Lakshya is remotely operated from ground to provide aerial target for training of gun and Missile crew and Air Defence pilots for all the three Services. Delivery of five Lakshya systems with 26 operational flights for Air Force have been accomplished in 2001-2002.
The first batch of Lakshya has already been delivered to the Navy. Three aircraft with Ground Control and Support System have been handed over and four operational flights have been conducted. Phase-I delivery for Army is planned shortly. The drone remotely piloted by a ground control station provides realistic towed aerial sub-targets for live fire training.
The drone is ground or ship launched from a zero length launcher and recovery is by a two-stage parachute system developed by ADE (DRDO), for land- or sea based recovery. The drone has a crushable nose cone, which absorbs the impact of landing, minimizing damage. The flight path may be controlled or pre-programmed, based upon the type of mission.
It is designed and built by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a subsidiary of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), for the Indian Armed Forces. A total of 23 Lakshya units are currently operational with Indian Defence Services. A reconnaissance version of Lakshya is being built.
It will be fitted with electro-optic cameras, digital onboard computers and Satcom datalink to carry out autonomous operations. An advanced model called Lakshya-2 is also being developed by ADE. The variant can fly at very low altitudes ranging between 15m and 20m for testing guns and missiles. It will be available in land recoverable and sea recoverable versions.
