Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB)

Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the Release Trials of Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) ‘Gaurav’ from the Su-30 MKI aircraft.

• About Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB): It is an air-launched 1,000 kg class glide bomb capable of hitting targets at long distance.
• Features: It is an Air to Surface LRGB with conventional warheads to destroy enemy air strips, bunkers, hard installations, buildings, etc. It is designed to integrate with fighter aircrafts.

o It consists of an Inertial Navigation based guidance system with Digital Control.

o GAURAV has been designed and developed indigenously by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.

o After launch, the glide bomb steers towards the target using a highly accurate hybrid navigation scheme with a combination of INS and GPS data.

o systDuring the flight test, the glide bomb hit the target erected at Long Wheeler’s island with pinpoint accuracy.

o Complete flight data during the test launch was captured by Telemetry and Electro optical tracking ems deployed by Integrated Test Range along the coastline.

• About Su-30 MKI Aircraft: It is a multirole combat fighter aircraft jointly developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

o Based on the Su-30 fighter aircraft, Su-30MKI is equipped with thrust vectoring control and canards.

o Features: It is a fourth-generation fighter jet powered by two AL-31 FP aero engines.