Overview
- DRDO conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile on Monday from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island and officials say the missile met all mission objectives.
- Telemetry from the Integrated Test Range showed the test validated propulsion, inertial and satellite‑aided navigation, terrain‑following flight and warhead‑delivery performance.
- Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bengaluru, served as the program’s nodal lab and DRDO says all major subsystems were built by DRDO laboratories and Indian industry partners under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat effort.
- Senior defence officials and user representatives from the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force monitored the launch, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh publicly congratulated DRDO and its industry partners on the outcome.
- The result gives planners greater confidence to move toward further development and possible deployment of a long‑range precision strike option and follows a series of related DRDO missile tests earlier in the week.