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'''Ulka''' (Sanskrit: meteor or firebrand) is an air-launched expendable target drone of [[India]].<ref name=drdod10>{{cite journal |title=Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Technologies |journal=Bulletin of the Defence Research & Development Organisation |url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2010/dec10.pdf |publisher=DRDO |volume=18 |issue=6 |page=2 |issn=0971-4413 |date=December 2010 |access-date=21 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228083451/http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2010/dec10.pdf |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ds21f>{{cite web|title=Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Made in India |url=http://www.defstrat.com/exec/frmArticleDetails.aspx?DID=234 |publisher=Def Strat |access-date=21 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514023950/http://www.defstrat.com/exec/frmArticleDetails.aspx?DID=234 |archive-date=14 May 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
It has been developed by [[DRDO]]'s laboratory [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE). Ulka was earlier simply known as MT (Missile Target). It has been designed to be launched from subsonic or [[supersonic]] aircraft by means of an ejector release unit. It performed missions between 50 m to 13,000 m altitude at speeds ranging from 0.7 to 1.4 Mach with a rocket motor. It is able to simulate the speed and altitude characteristics of approaching, receding or crossing of a variety of aircraft using false [[radar]] signatures. It is used for defensive training of surface-to-air missile crews against anti-ship missiles and for development testing and evaluation of air defense systems. It can be air-launched by a variety of aircraft. It is the first Indian aerial vehicle to incorporate a [[Canard (aeronautics)|canard]] configuration. It has been succeeded by [[Lakshya PTA]].<ref name=drdod10 /><ref name=ds21f /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Lakshya PTA|DRDO Lakshya]]<br />
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