• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the release trials of Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from Su-30 MKI aircraft.

• Gaurav is a 1,000-kg class glide bomb designed and developed indigenously by the DRDO.

• The trials, conducted from April 8 to April 10, successfully demonstrated a range close to 100 km with pin-point accuracy.

• During the trials, the weapon was integrated to multiple stations in different warhead configurations, with land target on island.

• The trials successfully demonstrated a range close to 100 kms with pin-point accuracy.

• The LRGB has been developed indigenously by the DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat and Armament Research and Development Establishment.

• The system has been realised with the support of development-cum-production partners — Adani Defence Systems and Technologies, Bharat Forge and various MSMEs.

• The trials are paving the way towards induction of the weapon into the Indian Air Force (IAF).

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