Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

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Recently, the Defence Research & Development Organisation conducted a successful flight-test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. 

About Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

• It is a subsonic, surface‑launched cruise missile designed to strike land targets at long distances with high precision.

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Features of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

• Range: It is capable of striking targets at ranges approaching 1,000km while carrying a 450kg warhead.
• It integrates a turbofan or turbojet propulsion unit for sustained flight, an advanced inertial navigation system augmented by satellite navigation for midcourse guidance, and a terminal seeker or terrain‑contour matching capability for accurate target engagement.
• It is designed for low‑altitude, terrain‑hugging flight.
• It minimises detection and interception risk while delivering a conventional warhead on designated high‑value targets.
• It introduces a survivable terrain-hugging precision strike capability capable of threatening high-value command infrastructure, logistics hubs, radar installations, and naval assets.
• It is developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) in Bengaluru and contributions from various DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry partners. 

Source: PIB