About Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation weapon:
- It is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system to convert unguided warheads into precision guided weapons.
- Glide weapon system once released from an aircraft, the system uses aerodynamic lift and onboard guidance mechanisms to glide towards a target instead of falling directly under gravity like a conventional free-fall bomb.
- TARA has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad along with other DRDO laboratories.
- Features:
- It is developed to enhance the lethality and accuracy of a low-cost weapon to neutralise ground-based targets.
- It enables stand-off attacks from safer distances.
- It improves targeting accuracy against ground-based targets.
- It uses modular architecture for compatibility with existing munitions
- It incorporates low-cost indigenous guidance technologies.
- It supports rapid integration with Indian Air Force platforms.
- It is the first glide weapon to utilise state-of-the-art low-cost systems.
- The development of the kit has been undertaken with Development cum Production Partners (DcPP) & other Indian industries.
