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India successfully test-fires Rudram Anti-Radiation Missile, developed by DRDO

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India successfully test-fires Rudram Anti-Radiation Missile, developed by DRDO
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India on Friday successfully testfired the Rudram Anti Radiation Missile from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft off the east coast, DRDO said.
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publive-image The Rudram Anti Radiation Missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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Also Read | DRDO successfully test-fires its laser-guided anti-tank guided missile DRDO, in a statement, said that 'Rudram' is the country’s first indigenous
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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. India successfully test-fires Rudram Anti-Radiation Missile developed by DRDO - Oneindia News
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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 (
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Rudram-1) which is India’s first indigenous ARM developed by DRDO for Indian Air Force was tested successfully today at ITR, Balasore." Rudram Anti-Radiation Missile | India successfully test-fires Rudram Anti-Radiation Missile, Rajnath Singh congratulates DRDO | India News Likewise, Bengaluru Central MP, PC Mohan, said, "DRDO adds another feather to their crown by successfully testing New Generation
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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."

Rudram can be integrated with Jaguar, Mirage and Tejas

This first-of-its-kind missile can also be integrated with Mirage 2000, Jaguar, HAL Tejas and HAL Tejas Mark 2 in the future. India test fires anti-radiation missile Rudram in boost for IAF - India News 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. educareThe 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-
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