23 Pilotless Target Aircraft Lakshya have been inducted into the Indian defence services

23 Pilotless Target Aircraft Lakshya have been inducted into the Indian defence services.

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Wednesday, September 05, 2007 18:46 IST

So far, 23 Pilotless Target Aircraft Lakshya have been inducted into the defence services.

Pilotless Target Aircraft Lakshya was researched and developed by the DRDO research laboratories.

The production cost of one aircraft is Rs. 293.75 lakh. Some countries, like Singapore, Malaysia and Israel have expressed interest for “paid demonstration” of the Lakshya aircrafts as a target.

A similar “paid demonstration” was conducted for Israel’s Air Force during the year 2002.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Ramdas Athawale in Lok Sabha today.