Lakshya is an Indian remotely piloted high speed target drone system developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO.

A variant Lakshya-1 is used to perform discreet aerial reconnaissance of battlefield and target acquisition.


Specifications (Lakshya PTA)

General characteristics


-Length: 2.385 m (7 ft 10 in)

-Wingspan: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)

-Wing area: 2.27 m2 (24.4 sq ft)

-Airfoil: NACA 64 A 008

-Max takeoff weight: 705 kg (1,554 lb)

-Powerplant: 1 × HAL PTAE-7 turbojet, 3.73 kN (840 lbf) thrust


Performance

-Maximum speed: Mach 0.7

-Range: 150 km (93 mi; 81 nmi)

-Service ceiling: 9,000 m (29,528 ft) 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) with towed target

-Rate of climb: 25 m/s (4,900 ft/min)

-Launch: Rocket Assisted

-Recovery: Two stage parachute



Operators

India

-Indian Air Force (15 units)

-Indian Navy (5 units)

-DRDO (10 units)