LAPAN LSU-02
type of aircraft
The LAPAN LSU-02 (LAPAN Surveillance UAV-02) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) of Indonesia. It was developed in 2012 for both civilian and military purposes. The Indonesian military classifies it as a tactical UAV because of its ability to fly over long ranges (300 km, theoretically 450 km) for its size. It broke an Indonesian record for longest ranged UAV built locally.
Operational history
Under an agreement between LAPAN and the Indonesian Navy, the LSU-02 was tested during the 2013 Indonesian National Armed Forces joint exercise in the Java Sea. The UAV was launched from the helicopter deck of the corvette KRI Frans Kaisiepo (368). The mission was to provide target surveillance for an Exocet MM40 missile. The UAV can loiter autonomously near its target, with average speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). During the exercise, the UAV flew for 2 hours and 45 minutes, covering about 200 km. It achieved a national record for UAV with the furthest distance covered by Indonesian World Records Museum (MURI) on 2 June 2013, when it flew a nonstop round trip from Pameungpeuk airfield in Garut Regency to Nusawiru in Pangandaran Regency, a distance of 200 km (120 mi) in total.
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