KHAGANTAK-243 — INDIA’S INDIGENOUS LONG-RANGE GLIDE BOMB
15 September 2026
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KHAGANTAK-243 — INDIA’S INDIGENOUS LONG-RANGE GLIDE BOMB
Context
On 2 September 2026, the Indian Air Force (IAF) announced the successful drop trial of the indigenously designed Khagantak-243 Long Range Glide Bomb. The IAF said the trial met all objectives, marking an important step in India’s indigenous precision-strike capability.
Background
India has been steadily developing stand-off precision-guided weapons to reduce dependence on imported systems and improve the survivability of combat aircraft. Khagantak-243 has been developed jointly by JSR Dynamics, Nagpur, and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), showing growing public-private cooperation in defence manufacturing.
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Khagantak-243 long-range glide bomb marks India's major step in indigenous precision-guided weapons and stand-off capabilities for modern air warfare.
Keywords
Khagantak-243glide bombstand-off weaponprecision-guided munitionsAtmanirbhar BharatJSR DynamicsBharat Electronics Limitedindigenous defence technologyair warfare capabilitydefence manufacturing