India Tests Upgraded Unmanned Spy Plane

UAV NEWS

The Indian Air Force's Pilotless Target Aircraft - Lakshya

New Delhi (AFP) May 9, 2002
India on Thursday successfully tested an upgraded version of its indigenously developed unmanned spy drone "Lakshya" (Target) in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, defence officials said.

The Press Trust of India quoted scientists from India's state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), as saying that an upgraded Lakshya plane fitted with a new engine was flown across India's missile testing site called Chandipur-on-Sea in Orissa state.

"With Thursday's successful user trial the tests have come to a close," a DRDO scientist told the news agency.

The official, however, did not specify when the commercial production of the new Lakshya would begin.

The remote-controlled Lakshya, which can travel distances of up to 74 kilometers (46 miles) over low altitude, was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2000.

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