India carries out maiden flight-trial of new weapon system

In another milestone for India, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out the maiden flight-trial of an indigenously developed glide weapon system off the coast of Odisha.

The Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) system is India's first indigenous glide weapon system to convert unguided warheads into precision guided weapons.

TARA is potential of converting unguided warheads into precision guided weapons, was tested on Thursday, according to the defence ministry.

The weapon system has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad along with other DRDO laboratories to enhance the lethality and accuracy of a low-cost weapon to neutralise ground-based targets, the ministry said in a statement.

Describing it as a significant development in advancing India's indigenous defence capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, the Indian Air Force and the industry partners involved in the project for the maiden flight-trial of the weapon system.