DRDO Lakshya
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Lakshya is a remotely piloted high speed Indian target drone system developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment of DRDO. A variant Lakshya-1 is used to perform discreet aerial reconnaissan
Lakshya target drone
The 'Lakshya' India's indigenously developed Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) passing through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for Republic Day Parade -2004, in New Delhi on 23 January 2004
A Lakshya drone in 2008.
Indian Air Force
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The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on
DRDO Lakshya
…report was issued in April 1995 after incurring a total expenditure of ₹218.2 million (US$2.3 million). The first 6 Lakshya drones were given to the Indian Air Force in 1998. Laskhya units are manufactured and overhauled at HAL's Aircraft division, Bangalore. The Lakshya was formally inducted into the services by…
A Westland Wapiti, one of the first aircraft of the Indian Air Force
World War II photo: Arjan Singh (middle) as Flight Lieutenant. He went on to become Marshal of the Air Force
An IAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber over the Deccan Plateau in the early 1950s
HAL HF-24 Maruts flying in formation. These were the first indigenous fighter jet to enter service with the IAF