Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:06am on 08 May 2026,Friday Defence
India has successfully carried out the first flight trial of the indigenously developed Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon system off the coast of Odisha. The trial was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Indian Air Force on May 7. The Defence Ministry said TARA is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system that can convert unguided warheads into precision-guided weapons. The system was developed by Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad along with other DRDO labs. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the teams involved in the project. (PC: The Hindu)