The maiden flight test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM)
Chandipur: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from a mobile articulated launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), off the coast of Odisha, today.
During the test, all sub-systems performed as per expectation and met the primary mission objectives. The missile performance was monitored by several range sensors like Radar, Electro-Optical Tracking System and telemetry deployed by ITR at different locations to ensure complete coverage of the flight path.
The missile followed the desired path using waypoint navigation and demonstrated its capability to perform various manoeuvres while flying at various altitudes and speeds. The missile is also equipped with advanced avionics and software to ensure better and more reliable performance.
The Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile has been developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bengaluru along with contributions from other DRDO laboratories and Indian industries. Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad and Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru are the two Development-Cum-Production-Partners for LRLACM and they are engaged in the missile development and integration. The test was witnessed by senior scientists from various DRDO laboratories along with the representatives from the three Services, the users of the system.
The Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile is a Defence Acquisition Council-approved, Acceptance of Necessity-sanctioned, Mission Mode Project. It is configured to launch from the ground using a mobile articulated launcher and also from frontline ships using a universal vertical launch module system.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, the Armed Forces, and the Industry on the successful maiden flight test. It paves the way for future indigenous cruise missile development programmes, he said.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated the entire team of DRDO on the successful maiden launch of LRLACM.
– global bihari bureau
