DRDO carried out the maiden flight test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

DRDO carried out the maiden flight test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM).
The test has been carried out from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, from a mobile articulated launcher.
LRLACM has been developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) in Bengaluru.
Other DRDO laboratories and Indian industries have also contributed to its development.
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) in Hyderabad and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Bengaluru served as the Development-Cum-Production Partners.
The missile can be launched from mobile ground-based platforms using a mobile articulated launcher.
It can also be launched from frontline ships via a universal vertical launch module system.
This is a new variant of the Nirbhay LRLACM.
The procurement of the LRLACM of more than 1,000 km range in July 2020 has been approved by the Defence Acquisition Council.