Low altitude flight trials of Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA) Lakshya-2 were conducted at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore on 20th and 23rd December 2010. The objectives of the flight trials were:- (i) Digital Flight Control System incorporating Autonomous Way Point Navigation with Global Position Satellite updates. (ii) Programmed low altitude flight in clean configuration and in Tow body configuration. (iii) High G manoeuver in both configurations. (iv) Mobile systems on three high-mobility vehicles in typical user configuration. (v) New features of Mobile Ground Control Station (GCS). On 20th December 2010, Lakshya-2 was programmed to fly at 25 meter above sea level and the objective was achieved. It flew for a distance of 10 Km at 25 meter with average altitude deviation of less than 1 meter. On 23rd December 2010, aircraft was programmed to fly at 150 meter and the tow body flew at approximately 50 meter altitude. The flight took place for the programmed leg ...

India  on Thursday test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-I strategic ballistic missile, with a range of 700 kms, as part of the Army's user trial from the  Integrated   Test Range  at  Wheeler   Island  off Orissa coast.    The indigenously developed surface-to-surface single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test fired from a rail mobile launcher at about 1010 hours from launch pad-4 of the ITR, 100 kms off the Orissa coast, defence sources said. User of the missile - the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the Indian Army - as part of their training exercise, executed the entire launch operation with the logistic support provided by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at the ITR, said a DRDO official. The missile has a highly specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy, he said. The entire trajectory of the missile, which has an operation...