{"id":27947,"date":"2026-06-16T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=27947"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:51:15","slug":"long-range-land-attack-cruise-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/long-range-land-attack-cruise-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Defence Research &amp; 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>subsonic, surface\u2011launched cruise missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed to strike land targets at long distances with high precision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is capable of striking targets at <\/span><b>ranges approaching 1,000km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while <\/span><b>carrying a 450kg warhead<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It integrates a <\/span><b>turbofan or turbojet propulsion unit for sustained flight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an advanced inertial navigation system augmented by <\/span><b>satellite navigation for midcourse guidance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a terminal seeker or terrain\u2011contour matching capability for accurate target engagement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>designed for low\u2011altitude<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, terrain\u2011hugging flight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>minimises detection and interception risk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while delivering a conventional warhead on designated high\u2011value targets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It introduces a <\/span><b>survivable terrain-hugging precision strike capability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> capable of threatening high-value command infrastructure, logistics hubs, radar installations, and naval assets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is developed by <\/span><b>the Aeronautical Development Establishment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ADE) in Bengaluru and contributions from <\/span><b>various DRDO laboratories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Indian Industry partners.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2273160&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile is a subsonic, surface launched cruise missile designed to strike land targets at long distances with high precision. 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