India successfully conducted the maiden flight trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation weapon off the coast of Odisha on Thursday.
TARA, a modular range extension kit, is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system that converts unguided warheads into precision-guided weapons. The system has been designed and developed by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, along with other DRDO laboratories, to enhance the lethality and accuracy of a low-cost weapon for neutralising ground-based targets.
It is the first glide weapon to utilise state-of-the-art low-cost systems. The development of the kit has been undertaken with Development cum Production Partners (DcPP) and other Indian industries, which have already begun production activity.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, the IAF, DcPP, and industry partners for the maiden flight trial, calling it a significant development in advancing India’s indigenous defence capabilities.
Source:PIB
