India's First Anti-Radiation Missile 'Rudram' Developed By DRDO Is A Success
Rudram the missile was test-fired from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on Thursday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and other entities involved in the making of the missile through a tweet.
India successfully test-fired its first ever Anti-Radiation Missile, developed indigenously by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Named Rudram, the missile was test-fired from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on Thursday.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and other entities involved in the making of the missile through a tweet. "The New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (Rudram-1) which is India's first indigenous anti-radiation missile developed by DRDO for Indian Air Force was tested successfully today at ITR, Balasore. Congratulations to DRDO and other stakeholders for this remarkable achievement," he tweeted.
Rudram Anti Radiation missile has been developed for the Indian Air Force by DRDO. As the country's first indigenous missile of its kind, Rudram will be carried aboard SU-30 MkI fighter aircraft and will be used for large standoff ranges.
India Successfully Test-Fires First Anti-Radiation Missile 'Rudram' Developed By DRDO
The new-age missile is equipped to disengage radio frequency (RF) emitting enemy targets, including radars and communication sites. The missile will act as a ¡°potent weapon for the Indian Air Force for suppression of enemy air defence effectively¡± as per an official statement.
First of its kind
The statement explains that Rudram missile is equipped with INS-GPS navigation with Passive Homing Head for the final attack. ¡°The RUDRAM hit the radiation target with pin-point accuracy,¡± it states.
India Successfully Test-Fires First Anti-Radiation Missile 'Rudram' Developed By DRDO
Explaining further, the statement states that the Passive Homing Head can ¡°detect, classify and engage¡± targets over a range of frequencies as it is programmed to do at the time. "With this, the country has established indigenous capability to develop long-range air-launched anti-radiation missiles for neutralising enemy radars, communication sites and other RF emitting targets," it reads.
