Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile
Kartavya Desk Staff
- •Source: PIB*
Context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), a state-of-the-art indigenous missile with a range of 1,000 km.
About LRLACM:
• Range and Performance: Range: 1,000 km with precision strike capability. Equipped with advanced avionics and software for reliability and efficiency. This is a new variant of *Nirbhay* LRLACM with improved features
• Range: 1,000 km with precision strike capability.
• Equipped with advanced avionics and software for reliability and efficiency.
• This is a new variant of *Nirbhay* LRLACM with improved features
• Development: Developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, with contributions from DRDO labs and Indian industries. Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited are key development-cum-production partners.
• Developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, with contributions from DRDO labs and Indian industries.
• Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited are key development-cum-production partners.
• Design and Navigation: Configured for ground launch using mobile articulated launchers and naval launch from ships using universal vertical launch modules.
• Configured for ground launch using mobile articulated launchers and naval launch from ships using universal vertical launch modules.
• Strategic Significance: Provides the armed forces with long-range standoff capabilities, comparable to the U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile.
• Provides the armed forces with long-range standoff capabilities, comparable to the U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile.
• Approval:
• Approved by the Defence Acquisition Council in July 2020.
• Approved by the Defence Acquisition Council in July 2020.
About Nirbhay Cruise Missile:
• Type and Range: Sub-sonic long-range cruise missile with a strike capability of up to 1,000 km.
• Development: Designed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), under DRDO, Bengaluru.
• Launch and Propulsion: Uses a solid booster for launch, transitioning to a turbojet engine for sustained flight.
• Capabilities: Deep penetration to target high-value assets with precision. Capable of loitering and operating at very low altitudes (~100 meters).
• Deep penetration to target high-value assets with precision.
• Capable of loitering and operating at very low altitudes (~100 meters).
• Warhead options: Can carry both conventional and nuclear payloads weighing 200-300 kg.
Insta links:
• Army weapon stocks