DRDO successfully carries out maiden test flight of Long Range Glide Bomb GAURAV from Sukhoi-30 MK-I

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out maiden test flight of Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), GAURAV from Sukhoi-30 MK-I of the Indian Air Force. The Ministry of Defence said in a statement, the test was conducted off the coast of Odisha. GAURAV is an air-launched one thousand-kilogram class glide bomb, capable of hitting targets at long distances. It 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. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, IAF and industry for the successful flight test. He termed it a major milestone in the country’s effort to develop indigenous defence technologies for further strengthening the capability of the Armed Forces.