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News: DRDO conducts successful Release Trials of Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’ from Su-30 MKI aircraft.
About Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’
- It is a 1,000 kg class glide bomb.
- Developed by: DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad and Armament Research and Development Establishment with the support of development-cum-production partners — Adani Defence Systems and Technologies, Bharat Forge and various MSMEs.
- It uses a highly accurate hybrid navigation system, combining data from the Global Positioning System (GPS) with onboard guidance to steer precisely towards its target after release.
- The tests demonstrated a range close to 100 km with pin-point accuracy.
- Gaurav was first tested in August 2023.
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