DRDO TARA Range Extension Kit

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TARA Range Extension Kit (Image Vigyan Vaibhav 2025)




TARA (TACTICAL ADVANCED RANGE AUGMENTATION)
ICOMM Identified as Development cum Production Partner for Project TARA (Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation) - DRDO & AIRFORCE

RECEIVED THE SUPPLY ORDER FOR
• IN GPS based Weapon - 18 Nos
• EO Seeker based Weapon - 9 Nos

SPECIFICATIONS
• Type : Air Launched, Long Range, Stand Off, Air to Ground Weapon
• Mass : TARA 250 - 308 Kgs, TARA 450/500 - 546 Kgs, Kit Weight - 98 Kgs
• Carrying Capable Aircraft : Su 30 MKI, MiG-29K, Jaguar DARIN III, Tejas Mk1A
• Launch Envelope : 10000 ft to 45000 ft
• Range : 80 km
• Accuracy : UC - IIR Version < 3 m
• Special Features : Anti Jamming, Anti Spoofing, Drop & Forget
• Equivalent System : SPICE 1000 & Hammer

TARA Range Extension Kit (Image AERO INDIA 2025)


Image showcasing AMCA Payloads (including TARA 250)

TARA Range Extension Kit Ground Testing (Image Origin Unknown)




New Updates

22 January 2022 : DRDO Republic Day Tweet
1st public acknowledgement of the existence TARA project
Marching this RepublicDayParade, two DRDO tableaus with Advanced Defence Technologies -
• Suite of Sensors, Weapons & EW System for LCA Tejas
• Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System for Submarines


22 January 2022 : DRDO Republic Day Video
1st Clear Picture of how the TARA Range Extension Kit is going to look like



20 September 2024
TARA or Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation is all set for another round of testing.
Two units of Su30 MKi are getting modified at HAL


October 2025 : MoD Annual Report 2023-24 
Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) kit is a long range precision guidance kit to convert existing unguided bombs into a long range precision guided weapons. It is capable of attacking & destruction of high value ground targets. During 2023, Ground Fitment Trial (GFT) were conducted for Indian Air Force by integrating TARA to Jaguar Darin II and for Indian Navy at INS Hansa (NFTS), Goa wherein TARA was integrated to MiG-29K.

Image Dated 21 March 2023
Orignal Image
AI Enhanced Version


08 May 2026
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the coast of Odisha on May 07, 2026. TARA, the modular range extension kit, is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system to convert unguided warheads into precision guided weapons.

TARA has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad along with other DRDO laboratories to enhance the lethality and accuracy of a low-cost weapon to neutralise ground-based targets. 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, which have already started the production activity.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, IAF, DcPP, and the Industry for the maiden flight-trial, describing it as a significant development in advancing India’s indigenous defence capabilities.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat also congratulated the teams associated with the successful flight-trial.
 


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