Sudarshan laser - guided bomb Sudarshan is an Indian laser - guided bomb kit , developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment ( ADE ) , a DRDO lab with technological support from another DRDO lab Instruments Research and Development Establishment ( IRDE ) , for the Indian Air Force ( IAF ) . Introduction . Laser guided bombs were first developed by USA in 1960s . Later , Russia , France , and Britain also developed them . Laser - guided bombs are called " smart bombs " because they are can follow a non - ballistic trajectory when laser designation of the intended target is done . A laser - guided bomb can hit its target with greater accuracy that ordinary dumb bombs . LGBs are manoeuvrable , free - fall weapons requiring no electronic interconnection to the aircraft . The bomb , once released by the aircraft , will seek the target and glide towards it using laser beam riding . The Sudarshan is India ' s first indigenous laser - guided bomb kit . It is designed to improve the accuracy of air - to - ground bombing by the IAF . All the necessary on - board components have been developed by Indian industries for this weapon package . The development of technology for producing laser guided bombs is part of the ongoing research in India towards achieving self - sufficiency in defense production . Design and development . The ADE won the project for developing an LGB in 2006 . The project aimed to develop an advanced laser guidance kit for 450 kg ( 1000 pound ) class dumb bombs to improve their accuracy . The Sudarshan kit incorporates laser guidance developed by ADE for 450 kg ( 1000 pound ) bombs to improve the accuracy of a conventional bomb . The guidance consists of a computer control group ( CCG ) , canards attached to the front of the warhead for steering and a wing assembly attached to the rear end to provide lift . The guidance kits for beam riding and providing an accurate flight path have been fitted at the front and rear ends of the bomb . The laser - guidance seeker , fitted on the nose of the LGB is a very critical component , which was designed jointly by IIT Delhi and ADE , with BEL as the production agency . A laser designator is used to mark a target . The on - board seeker detects the laser light reflected from the target and signals the kit ' s control surfaces to guide it towards the designated target . The seeker provides information on the deviation of the laser sport from the centre line of the detector . Sudarshan has an on - board flight - control computer with microelectronic - mechanical systems - based rate gyros . It also has high - precision linear ball - lead - screw actuators . Testing . The ADE had successfully designed , developed and carried out the user trials of laser - guided bomb kits with the participation of the IAF . On January 21 , 2010 , it was reported that two flight trials had been conducted at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur , Balasore in Orissa , to test the effectiveness of the guidance and control systems of laser - guided bombs . The on - board systems in both the trials worked satisfactorily and had met the mission objectives . The test was conducted by pilots of the Indian Air Force , who flew the aircraft and released the bombs as per prescribed standard operating procedures . On June 9 , 2010 , user trials of the laser - guided bomb kits were carried out at Pokhran test range with the participation of the IAF . Flight tests have demonstrated the accuracy , reliability and performance of these precision air - launched bombs . The tests were conducted after extensive simulation , design validation and ground experiments followed by series of flight evaluations . Performance . The kit can guide a bomb within 10 m CEP from its otherwise 400 m to 1000 m fall off the target . If dropped from normal altitude , it has a range of around 9 km . A program to extend the kit ’ s capability to further increase its range using GPS is ongoing . It is expected to rival GBU - 12 Paveway II in performance . However , reports indicate that the kit may not support bunker buster bombs , forcing the IAF to look for alternatives . The successful trials and flight tests in 2010 led ADE to further improve the bomb ' s accuracy . The Indian Air Force is upgrading a large number of unguided bombs to this standard based on the successful results . Sudarshan will be in service with the IAF bombers squadrons of Mig - 27 and SEPECAT Jaguar . Also , several other fighters in the IAF could carry these bombs for the air - to - ground attack tasks like Su - 30MKI , Mirage - 2000 and MiG - 29 . It might also be used by the Indian Army for its long range artillery strike weapon and Indian Navy from an on - board launcher . Further development . ADE is developing a next - generation bomb ( NG - LGB ) , which will address the problem of rolling of the bomb after its release . Its range will be increased to 50 km from the current glide - range of 9 km of Sudarshan , when dropped from normal altitude .