DRDO And IAF Successfully Test-fired Indigenous LR Bombs

DRDO and IAF (Air Force ) successfully test-fired indigenous long-range bombs amid ongoing tension with China, Defense Minister congratulated.

The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force on Friday successfully test-fired an indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb from an aerial platform.

A statement issued by the DRDO said that after being released from the fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force, this long-range bomb successfully hit the ground target while covering a long distance with accuracy.

DRDO has said that all the objectives of the mission were successfully completed in this test.

After this test, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The Defense Minister said that this weapon (Long-Range Bomb, LRB) will further strengthen the Indian Armed Forces.

The Defense Ministry in its statement said that the flight and performance of the bomb were monitored by a number of range sensors including Electro-Optical Tracking System (EOTS), telemetry, and radar which was deployed by the test range at Chandipur, Odisha.

The LR bomb has been designed and developed by the Research Center Imarat (RCI), a DRDO laboratory based in Hyderabad, in coordination with other laboratories of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO).

Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defense Research and Development and Chairman, DRDO, in his message to the teams, said that the successful test of the LR bomb proved a milestone in the indigenous development of this class of weapon system.

Significantly, the Indian Air Force has done this test at a time when the standoff with China on the borders continues.

In view of the tricks of China, the Indian Army has also increased its deployment.

Just on Wednesday, India stunned the world with the successful test-fire of Agni-5, a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead from APJ Abdul Kalam Island.

Agni-5 missile has been developed by DRDO and Bharat Dynamics Limited.

Agni-5 missiles, 1.75 meters long and two meters in diameter are capable of carrying a warhead of 1,500 kg.

Agni-5 missiles will be 24 times faster than the speed of sound with a speed of 8.16 km per second. It is capable of attacking the enemy at a speed of 29,401 kmph.

It is equipped with Ring Laser Gyroscope Navigation System which works with the directions from the satellite. It can be launched from a mobile launcher