Long-Range Bomb (LRB)

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• Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) team jointly flight tested indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) successfully from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet on October 29, 2021. 

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• The LR Bomb guided to a land-based target at a long-range with accuracy within specified limits. 
  • All the mission objectives were successfully met. 
• The flight of the bomb and the performance was monitored by a number of range sensors including Electro-Optical Tracking System (EOTS), Telemetry and radar deployed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha. 
• The LR Bomb has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI).
  • It is a DRDO laboratory located at Hyderabad in coordination with other DRDO laboratories. 
• This will prove to be a force multiplier for the Indian Armed Forces. 

Source:PIB