DRDO carries out flight test of long-range glide bomb

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden flight test of the long-range glide bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from a Su-30 MK-I fighter jet

Highlights:

• The test was conducted off the coast of Odisha.
• Gaurav is an air-launched 1,000 kg class glide bomb capable of hitting targets at long distances.
• After being launched, the glide bomb steer towards the target using a highly accurate hybrid navigation scheme
• The LRGB has been designed and developed indigenously by the Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad. During the flight test, the glide bomb hit the target erected at Long Wheeler’s island with pinpoint accuracy
• Complete flight data during the test launch was captured by Telemetry and Electro optical tracking systems deployed by Integrated Test Range along the coastline.
• The flight was monitored by senior DRDO scientists.

Prelims Takeaway

• Gaurav
• Su-30 MK-I