Oct 27 2010
Instrument Research and Development Establishment (IRDE) has helped India to develop the country’s first Laser Guided Bomb (LGB). The LGBs are free-fall and manoeuvrable weapons that do not require an electronic interconnect to the airplane. In addition, the LGBs can attack a target with high reliability and precision.
According to IRDE’s Public Relation Officer and Scientist, to develop the technology to produce LGB is a part of the current research to achieve self-dependency in defence. The scientist informed that the LGB utilizes a laser designator to illuminate or mark a target. He added that the seeker identifies the laser light reflected from the target and then transmits the signals to the control surfaces of the weapon to direct the light towards the selected point, the official said.
Aeronautics Development Establishment (ADE), based in Bangalore, has developed the 1000-pound LGBs’ guidance-kit. The LGBs are designed to enhance the precision of the air-to-ground bombing done by IAF. The LGB guidance kit comprises a computer control group (CCG), a wing assembly fitted to the aft end to offer lift, and guidance canards fitted to the front side of the warhead to offer steering commands.
Source: http://www.drdo.org