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  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted maiden flight-trial on May 07, 2026
  • Trial conducted off the coast of Odisha
  • Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) is a modular range extension kit
  • TARA is India's first indigenous glide weapon system
  • System converts unguided warheads into precision guided weapons
  • Designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad along with other DRDO laboratories
  • Enhances lethality and accuracy of low-cost weapons to neutralize ground-based targets
  • First glide weapon to utilize state-of-the-art low-cost systems
  • Development undertaken with Development cum Production Partners (DcPP) & other Indian industries
  • Production activity has already started
  • Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, IAF, DcPP, and Industry
  • Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat also congratulated teams
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