On 12th November 2024, The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the first flight-test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) , with a range of 1,000 kilometers(km), from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
- This is a new variant of the Nirbhay LRLACM with improved features. It was launched from a mobile articulated launcher.
- All sub-systems performed as per expectations and met the primary mission objectives during the test.
About LRLACM:
i.LRLACM is a Defence Acquisition Council-approved, Acceptance of Necessity-sanctioned, Mission Mode Project.
ii.It is configured to launch from ground using mobile articulated launcher and also from frontline ships using universal vertical launch module system.
iii.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.
iv.The missile is equipped with advanced avionics and software to ensure better and reliable performance.
v.The original Nirbhay, with a range of 1000 km and meant to fly very low to the ground to avoid detection by enemy radar called terrain hugging capability,
Development:
i.The LRLACM was developed by Bengaluru(Karnataka)-based Aeronautical Development Establishment(ADE) with contributions from other DRDO laboratories and other industries
ii.Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad(Telangana) and Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru are the two Development-cum-Production-Partners for LRLACM. They were engaged in missile development and integration.
Note: The Defence Acquisition Council had approved procurement of the LRLACM of over 1,000 km range in July 2020.
DRDO hands over AHSP of P-7 Parachute System to DGQA
On 11th November 2024, DRDO handed over the Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP) of P-7 Parachute System to the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) by the Agra(Uttar Pradesh-UP) based Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), a DRDO laboratory.
- The AHSP was handed over to DGQA by Dr Samir V Kamat, Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development (R&D) and Chairman of DRDO, in a ceremony held at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi, Delhi.
About ADRDE:
i.ADRDE designed, developed and qualified the P-7 Parachute System.
ii.Gliders India Limited (Ordnance Parachute Factory), GIL (OPF), Kanpur, UP has fabricated the parachute system.
iii.It is capable of safely dropping payloads of up to 9.5 tons from IL -76 Aircraft at an altitude of up to four kms.
iv.Indian Army(IA) can rapidly deploy their Light Field Gun & Jeep at the border and conflict areas by air dropping with this system.
Note: IA has placed an indent on GIL (OPF), Kanpur for supply of 146 P-7 Heavy Drop Parachute System. The system has successfully completed General Staff Evaluation and been inducted into the services.
Recent Related News:
On 21st September 2024, the Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a key laboratory under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), handed over critical high-altitude sustenance technologies to the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL).
About Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO):
DRDO is an agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development(DDR&D) in the Ministry of Defence(MoD).
Chairman– Dr. Samir V Kamat
Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
Established – 1958
