Lakshya-2 performs low-altitude tests

[angeldemon_007]

India has conducted low-altitude trials with its developmental Lakshya-2 target drone, with the aircraft performing high-g manoeuvres at altitudes as low as 82ft (25m).
On a test conducted on 20 December 2010, the drone flew 5.4nm (10km) at an altitude of 82ft, with an average altitude deviation of less than 3ft, says India's Defence Research and Development Organisation.
On 23 December it flew the system for 10.8nm at an altitude of 490ft towing a target that was flown at a height of 164ft.

The tests had four objectives. The first was to assess the Lakshya-2's flight-control system and ability to use autonomous waypoint navigation with GPS updates. They also looked at its ability to fly programmed low-altitude flights in both clean and tow body configurations, and to perform high-g manoeuvres in both regimes.
The process also assessed the deployment of the Lakyshya-2 on its mobile launcher, and introduced new features in its ground control station.
The DRDO says it is working with India's armed forces for a limited series production order, and also speaking with industry partners about the programme.

Lakshya-2 performs low-altitude tests

 

[Whiplash]

Lakshya is a target drone. Why would we require it to perform low altitude high G maneuvers again?

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

Lakshya is a target drone. Why would we require it to perform low altitude high G maneuvers again?

To emulate sea skimming ASM and cruise missiles. This will help us in developing reliable countermeasures.

 

[perplexed]

^^ Its target drone !! It needs to penetrate deep and strike the enemy installations. So, it needs to be highly maneuverable.

 

[tallboy123]

wats is lakshya 2 's range?????????

 

[Skull and Bones]

Can this thing be converted into gps guided missile?

 

[sans]

Is it possible to convert into loitering missile

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

^^ Its target drone !! It needs to penetrate deep and strike the enemy installations. So, it needs to be highly maneuverable.

Yes buddy its a target drone. Its used for live firing tests. It carries targets on its wings (also itself can be a target) and releases them. Akash SAMs precision was tested against targets towed by lakshay. After the tests it is recovered by parachute.

Officially it has no offensive role but can be used as a attack drone just like a cruise missile or crude UCAV (it can carry bombs on the wings) as its flight-control system has already demonstrated ability to use autonomous waypoint navigation with GPS update and perform high-g manoeuvres in both clean and tow body configurations.

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

Can this thing be converted into gps guided missile?

its flight-control system has ability to use autonomous waypoint navigation with GPS update, so it can be used as a guided missile. But wont be that effective as payload will be very small. We already have brahmos.

 

[Skull and Bones]

its flight-control system has ability to use autonomous waypoint navigation with GPS update, so it can be used as a guided missile. But wont be that effective as payload will be very small. We already have brahmos.

But using lakshya for a small target will be much more cost effective than brahmos, isn't it?

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

wats is lakshya 2 's range?????????

lakshay 1
Range (loaded) / Endurance: Radius of 150 km / 50 minutes at Mach 0.56 at an altitude of 1,500 m.
Operating Altitude: 984 ft with towed sub-target. 29,504 ft max. / 900 ft min.
Speed: Mach 0.58 ( low ), Mach 0.8 ( hi )
Rate of Climb: 25 m/sec at Sea level
G load +6

This data is for 2007. They must have improved it in lakshay 2

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

But using lakshya for a small target will be much more cost effective than brahmos, isn't it?

Bone buddy, you are right. For small targets it can be used. as it can perform high g manoeuvres, it will be hard to hit it.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Bone buddy, you are right. For small targets it can be used. as it can perform high g manoeuvres, it will be hard to hit it.

When i first heard about lakshya back in 2007, i thought its a pretty useless stuff but now it seems like DRDO really had something in mind while making this.

 

[angeldemon_007]

Can this thing be converted into gps guided missile?

I think we already have such kind of missile so there is no need to convert this.

Is it possible to convert into loitering missile

Well its better we work from start on loitering missile, but yeah experience from lakshya will be helpful in that project. We should definitely enter into a JV with israel on a next generation loitering missile capable of being fired from both jets and from land based systems.

 

[Whiplash]

^^ Its target drone !! It needs to penetrate deep and strike the enemy installations. So, it needs to be highly maneuverable.

Why the frak would a target drone need to penetrate enemy installations?