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{{Infobox weapon | {{Infobox weapon | ||
|is_missile = yes | |is_missile = yes | ||
|name = DRDO Glide Bomb | |name = DRDO Glide Bomb / Gaurav Bomb | ||
|image =Gaurav glide bomb.jpg | |image =Gaurav glide bomb.jpg | ||
|caption =Gaurav glide bomb during trials | |caption =Gaurav glide bomb during trials | ||
|origin = [[India]] | |origin = [[India]] | ||
|type = Smart [[Glide bomb]]<ref name="timesofindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/jodhpur/DRDO-successfully-tests-glide-bombs-in-Pokhran/articleshow/53780015.cms|title=DRDO successfully tests 'glide bombs' in Pokhran|publisher=[[Times of India]]| | |type = Smart [[Glide bomb]]<ref name="timesofindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/jodhpur/DRDO-successfully-tests-glide-bombs-in-Pokhran/articleshow/53780015.cms|title=DRDO successfully tests 'glide bombs' in Pokhran|publisher=[[Times of India]]|access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web|url=http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/india-successfully-tests-one-ton-glide-bomb-why-thats-important-715505|title=India Successfully Tests One Ton Glide Bomb. Why That's Important|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=20 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
|used_by = | |used_by = | ||
|designer = [[Research Centre Imarat]] ([[DRDO]])<ref name="timesofindia.com"/><ref name="ndtv.com"/><!-- Infobox weapon now allows design groups in the designer section --> | |designer = [[Research Centre Imarat]] ([[DRDO]])<ref name="timesofindia.com"/><ref name="ndtv.com"/><!-- Infobox weapon now allows design groups in the designer section --> | ||
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|altitude = 10 km | |altitude = 10 km | ||
|filling = [[CL-20]] ([[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]], [[cluster munition]]) | |filling = [[CL-20]] ([[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]], [[cluster munition]]) | ||
|guidance = '''Mid-course:''' [[Inertial navigation system]] with [[GPS]]/[[NavIC]] [[satellite guidance]] <br />'''Terminal:''' [[Semi-active laser homing]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shishir|date=2021-10-29|title=India’s 1st long-range 1 ton guided bomb test-fired, hits target 100 km away|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-1st-long-range-1-ton-guided-bomb-test-fired-hits-target-100-km-away-101635521080880.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> | |guidance = '''Mid-course:''' [[Inertial navigation system]] with [[GPS]]/[[NavIC]] [[satellite guidance]] <br />'''Terminal:''' [[Semi-active laser homing]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shishir|date=2021-10-29|title=India’s 1st long-range 1 ton guided bomb test-fired, hits target 100 km away|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-1st-long-range-1-ton-guided-bomb-test-fired-hits-target-100-km-away-101635521080880.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029161123/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-1st-long-range-1-ton-guided-bomb-test-fired-hits-target-100-km-away-101635521080880.html |archive-date=29 October 2021 }}</ref> | ||
|accuracy = | |accuracy = | ||
|launch_platform = [[Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]<ref name="Hindu"/> | |launch_platform = [[Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]<ref name="Hindu"/> | ||
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== Development == | == Development == | ||
The bomb was designed by the nodal Laboratory [[Research Centre Imarat]]<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=113801|title=DRDO Tests 1000 Kg Class Indigenous Guided Glide Bomb|author=|date=|work=pib.nic.in|accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref> in [[Hyderabad]] with the help of [[Defence Avionics Research Establishment]] (DARE) in [[Bengaluru]], [[Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory]] (TBRL) in [[Chandigarh]] and [[Armaments Research and Development Establishment]] (ARDE) in [[Pune]].<ref name="timesofindia.com"/><ref name="ndtv.com"/> The team designed the bomb specially for the [[Indian Air Force]] to fill their requirement of precision guided weapons.<ref name="timesofindia.com"/><ref name="ndtv.com"/> | The bomb was designed by the nodal Laboratory [[Research Centre Imarat]]<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=113801|title=DRDO Tests 1000 Kg Class Indigenous Guided Glide Bomb|author=|date=|work=pib.nic.in|accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref> in [[Hyderabad]] with the help of [[Defence Avionics Research Establishment]] (DARE) in [[Bengaluru]], [[Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory]] (TBRL) in [[Chandigarh]] and [[Armaments Research and Development Establishment]] (ARDE) in [[Pune]].<ref name="timesofindia.com"/><ref name="ndtv.com"/> The team designed the bomb specially for the [[Indian Air Force]] to fill their requirement of precision guided weapons.<ref name="timesofindia.com"/><ref name="ndtv.com"/> | ||
== Variants == | |||
Under the DRDO's Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) project, 2 variants have been planned: | |||
*'''Gaurav''' - The winged version. It has a range of up to 100 km. It contains a pre-fragmented and penetration-blast warhead.<ref name="timesofindia.com"/><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/india-tests-glide-bomb/article6709249.ece|title=India tests glide bomb|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 December 2014 |accessdate=20 August 2016}}</ref> | |||
* '''Gautham''' - The non-winged version. It has a range of 30 km and in future the range will be enhanced to 100 km. It has onboard navigation and guidance systems and contains a pre-fragmented and penetration-cum-blast warhead.<ref name="timesofindia.com"/> | |||
== Trials == | == Trials == | ||
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=== Long Range Bomb - Gaurav === | === Long Range Bomb - Gaurav === | ||
DRDO and IAF successfully tested Long Range Bomb (LRB) on 29 October 2021 from Su-30MKI at Balasore, Odisha. The bomb was released from 10 km altitude which successfully hit a sea based target using [[laser guidance]]. It is a 1,000 kg bomb which DRDO developed as an alternative to [[Spice (bomb)|Spice 2000]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shishir|date=2021-10-29|title=India’s 1st long-range 1 ton guided bomb test-fired, hits target 100 km away|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-1st-long-range-1-ton-guided-bomb-test-fired-hits-target-100-km-away-101635521080880.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> LRB is part of a family of newly developed precision guided munition with a range of 50 km to 150 km in range.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-30|title=DRDO, Air Force successfully test India’s first indigenously developed long-range bomb|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/drdo-air-force-test-india-first-long-range-bomb-7598371/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | DRDO and IAF successfully tested Long Range Bomb (LRB) on 29 October 2021 from Su-30MKI at Balasore, Odisha. The bomb was released from 10 km altitude which successfully hit a sea based target using [[laser guidance]]. It is a 1,000 kg bomb which DRDO developed as an alternative to [[Spice (bomb)|Spice 2000]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shishir|date=2021-10-29|title=India’s 1st long-range 1 ton guided bomb test-fired, hits target 100 km away|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-1st-long-range-1-ton-guided-bomb-test-fired-hits-target-100-km-away-101635521080880.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029161123/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-1st-long-range-1-ton-guided-bomb-test-fired-hits-target-100-km-away-101635521080880.html |archive-date=29 October 2021 }}</ref> LRB is part of a family of newly developed precision guided munition with a range of 50 km to 150 km in range.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-30|title=DRDO, Air Force successfully test India’s first indigenously developed long-range bomb|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/drdo-air-force-test-india-first-long-range-bomb-7598371/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Operators== | ==Operators== | ||