India successfully test-fires Rudram Anti-Radiation Missile, developed by DRDO
India on Friday successfully testfired the Rudram Anti Radiation Missile from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft off the east coast, DRDO said.
The Rudram Anti Radiation Missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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DRDO, in a statement, said that 'Rudram' is the country’s first indigenous Anti Radiation missile (ARM) for Indian Air Force. The missile is integrated on Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft as the launch platform, having the capability of varying ranges based on launch conditions.
DRDO further added that "It has INS-GPS navigation with Passive Homing Head for the final attack. 'Rudram' hit the radiation target with pinpoint accuracy. Passive Homing Head can detect, classify and engage targets over a wide band of frequencies as programmed."
Meanwhile, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in a tweet: "The New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (Rudram-1) which is India’s first indigenous ARM developed by DRDO for Indian Air Force was tested successfully today at ITR, Balasore."
Likewise, Bengaluru Central MP, PC Mohan, said, "DRDO adds another feather to their crown by successfully testing New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile today. Rudram is India’s first indigenous Anti Radiation missile which is integrated on Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft as launch platform."
It has a strike range of around 100 to 150 km is the first indigenous air-to-ground missile developed by the DRDO, after the supersonic BrahMos, which has been developed jointly with Russia.
The single-stage missile is of 140 kg weight and is powered by a dual-pulsed solid rocket motor.
It uses a pre-fragmented warhead with an optical proximity fuze and is expected to create a surveillance gap in the enemy territory.
-PTC News 
