Target Drone · India · In Service

DRDO Lakshya PTA Mk I / Mk II

Pilotless Target Aircraft. Manufactured by HAL. Pillar of Indian air-defense training for 2 decades.

Specifications

715 kg MTOW0 kg payload0.5 hr endurance0 km range9,000 m ceiling0 km/hSingle turbojet (HAL-built Orpheus derivative)

Primary operator: Indian Army — Aviation Corps

In service: 25

Indigenous content: 100%

Mission roles: Target practice (air-defense gunnery)

Sensors: Smoke marker / radar augmenter

Payloads: N/A — target role

Components & supply chain

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