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– 1000 kg class glide bomb capable of hitting targets at long ranges – Flight data captured from telemetry and electro optical tracking system
New Delhi, August 14 (HS). The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has carried out the first test of Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft off the coast of Odisha. During the flight, the glide bomb proved its usefulness by hitting the target set up on Long Wheeler Island with pinpoint accuracy.
According to DRDO, the first flight test of Long Range Glide Bomb 'Gaurav' off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday evening was completely successful. LRGB Gaurav is an air-launched 1,000 kg class glide bomb, capable of hitting targets at long distances. After being launched, the glide bomb moves towards the target using a highly accurate hybrid navigation scheme with a combination of INS and GPS data. Gaurav has been indigenously designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.
During the flight test, the glide bomb hit the target installed at Long Wheeler Island with pinpoint accuracy. During the test launch, the entire flight data was captured through telemetry and electro optical tracking systems deployed at the Integrated Test Range along the coast. The flight was monitored by senior DRDO scientists. Development cum production partners Adani Defence and Bharat Forge also participated during the flight test.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Indian Air Force for the successful flight test. He termed it a major milestone in the country's endeavour to develop indigenous defence technologies to further strengthen the capability of the armed forces. Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Dr Sameer V Kamat congratulated the entire DRDO team for the successful flight test of LRGB.
