Bhubaneswar: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Monday.
According to the Ministry of Defence, all the test objectives were fully met, as per the data captured by va
rious tracking instruments deployed by Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur.
Marking a significant milestone in India’s defence capabilities, the successful test validated several critical technologies and demonstrated the country’s growing expertise in developing long-range precision strike systems.
The LRLACM is an indigenously developed missile with all sub-systems developed by various DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry partners. Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bengaluru is the Nodal Laboratory. The launch was witnessed by senior officials from DRDO and user representatives from the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO team and the Industry Partners on the successful flight-test of LRLACM.
Defence Secretary & Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D) and Chairman DRDO Rajesh Kumar Singh monitored all activities during the launch. He congratulated all the team members involved in the successful flight-test.