DRDO successfully flight tests anti-radiation missile RUDRAM to eliminate enemy radars

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) added ar fear on its cap Friday after successful flight test of an advanced anti-radiation missile. indigeusly developed New generation Anti Radiation Missile or RUDRAM was launched from a SU-30 Mk1 fighter aircraft onto a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off coast of Odisha.

A first of its kind missile developed domestically, RUDRAM is integrated on SU-30 Mk1 fighter aircraft as launch platform, having capability of varying ranges based on launch conditions. tactical, air-to-surface missile is a force multiplier for  Indian Air Force and has INS-GPS navigation with Passive Homing Head for final attack. RUDRAM hit radiation target with pin-point accuracy, government said.

Passive Homing Head can detect, classify, and eng target radars over a wide band of frequencies as programmed. missile is a potent weapon for IAF for suppression of enemy air defence effectively from large stand-off ranges. This will help Indian fighter jets penetrate deep into enemy territory and take down targets in regions like Tibet of Xinjiang.

As per reports, RUDRAM has a launch speecd of up to 2 Mach, twice speed of sound, and can be launched from a height ranging from 500 metres to 15 km and can hit radiation-emitting targets within a range of 250 km.

With this, country has established indigeus capability to develop long-range air-launched anti-radiation missiles for neutralising enemy radars, communication sites, and or RF emitting targets, Defence Ministry said in statement.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter to congratulate  DRDO team for this "remarkable achievement". 

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Or high-tech missile tests

Meanwhile, India successfully conducted its second test-fire of  extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile last week.  test-fire of missile, which can hit targets at more than 400-km range, was carried out under PJ-10 project of DRDO. missile's airframe and booster have been developed indigeusly.

Last month, India successfully flight-tested indigeusly-developed hypersonic techlogy demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) that is expected to power futuristic long-range missile systems and aerial platforms. HSTDV, based on hypersonic propulsion techlogies and developed by DRDO, is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic speed flight, which can fly at a speed of Mach 6 and move up to an altitude of 32.5 km in 20 seconds. Besides its utility for long-range air missiles, techlogy will have multiple civilian applications too. As per government, it can also be used for launching satellites at low cost.

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