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|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]]|access-date=20 August 2022}}</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 2022}}</ref>
|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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== 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 2022}}</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 ==
== Variants ==
Under the DRDO's Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) project, 2 variants have been planned:
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&nbsp;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 2022}}</ref>
*'''Gaurav''' - The winged version. It has a range of up to 100&nbsp;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&nbsp;km and in future the range will be enhanced to 100&nbsp;km. It has onboard navigation and guidance systems and contains a pre-fragmented and penetration-blast warhead.<ref name="timesofindia.com"/>
* '''Gautham''' - The non-winged version. It has a range of 30&nbsp;km and in future the range will be enhanced to 100&nbsp;km. It has onboard navigation and guidance systems and contains a pre-fragmented and penetration-blast warhead.<ref name="timesofindia.com"/>
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
[[Category:Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
[[Category:Guided bombs]]
[[Category:Guided bombs]]