DRDO successfully Flight tested new generation Anti Radiation Missile (RUDRAM) was on October 9, 2020 onto a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.
- The missile was launched from SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft.
- The RUDRAM is first indigenous anti-radiation missile of the country for Indian Air Force (IAF), being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- The missile is integrated on SU-30 MKI fighter aircraft as the launch platform, having capability of varying ranges based on launch conditions.
- It has INS-GPS navigation with Passive Homing Head for the final attack.
- The RUDRAM hit the radiation target with pin-point accuracy.
- The Passive Homing Head can detect, classify and engage targets over a wide band of frequencies as programmed.
- The missile is a potent weapon for IAF for Suppression of Enemy Air Defence effectively from large stand-off ranges.
(Source: PIB)
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