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Pilotless aircraft Lakshya tested successfully
The Lakshya was launched at 9.33 am by the target support unit of the Army Air Defence College at Gopalpur.
The sea version of the pilotless target aircraft Lakshya was successfully tested over the Bay of Bengal from a range at Gopalpur on Friday.
The Lakshya was launched at 9.33 am by the target support unit of the Army Air Defence College at Gopalpur, a defence release said. This was the second test of the aircraft from the range as it was also flown on May 10, it said.
Lakshya, indigenously developed by the Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), flew for a duration of 35 minutes. It is used as a target for firing by air defence weapon systems.
Lt Gen KS Dogra, Director General of Army Air Defence, witnessed the test. A team of scientists from ADE, Indian Air Force and the Navy supported the launch and recovery of the Lakshya, the release said.
