Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation Weapon

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Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the coast of Odisha.

About Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation weapon

• It is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system to convert unguided warheads into precision guided weapons.
  • Glide weapon system once released from an aircraft, the system uses aerodynamic lift and onboard guidance mechanisms to glide towards a target instead of falling directly under gravity like a conventional free-fall bomb.
• TARA has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad along with other DRDO laboratories.

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Features of TARA Weapon

• It is developed to enhance the lethality and accuracy of a low-cost weapon to neutralise ground-based targets.
• It enables stand-off attacks from safer distances.
• It improves targeting accuracy against ground-based targets.
• It uses modular architecture for compatibility with existing munitions
• It incorporates low-cost indigenous guidance technologies.
• It supports rapid integration with Indian Air Force platforms.
• It is the first glide weapon to utilize state-of-the-art low-cost systems.
• The development of the kit has been undertaken with Development cum Production Partners (DcPP) & other Indian industries.

Source: PIB