IAF successfully conducts trial of Indigenous Long-Range Glide Bomb Khagantak-243
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted a drop trial of the indigenously designed and developed Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), Khagantak-243. This achievement signifies a major milestone in enhancing India's indigenous precision-strike capabilities and reinforces the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' vision in the defence sector by enabling combat aircraft to engage targets from stand-off distances.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted a drop trial of the indigenously designed and developed Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), Khagantak-243. This achievement signifies a major milestone in enhancing India's indigenous precision-strike capabilities and reinforces the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' vision in the defence sector by enabling combat aircraft to engage targets from stand-off distances.
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GS Paper 3: Science and Technology - Indigenization of technology and developing new technology (Defence Technology).
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