News Excerpt:
DRDO successfully test fired the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from Su-30 MKI jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
More about the news:
- Indigenously developed RudraM-II missile was successfully flight-tested from Su-30 MKI off the Odisha coast.
- The test met all the trial objectives, validating the propulsion system and control and guidance algorithm.
About RudraM-II:
- The RudraM-II is an indigenously developed air-to-surface anti-radiation missile which means ‘remover of sorrows.
- It is an air-to-surface missile that is meant to neutralise various types of enemy assets.
- It has a range of 300 kilometers, a speed of up to Mach 5.5 and a 200 kilogramme payload.
- The missile is expected to play a vital role in strengthening India’s air security and defence preparedness and act as a ‘force multiplier’.
- India currently uses Russia's Kh-31 missile in its Sukhoi fighter jets. The RudraM-II missile will replace the Kh-31s.
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RudraM-I:
- It was a new generation anti-radiation missile (ARMs) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- ARMs are designed to seek and destroy the enemy defence systems including radar, communication assets and other radio frequency sources.
- The RudraM-I was test-fired four years ago by the Indian Air Force at the integrated test range in Odisha’s Balasore.
- The RudraM-I has a 100 to 150 kilometre range, can hit speeds of up to Mach 2 – twice the speed of sound, and has a launch altitude range of 1 to 15 kilometres.
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DRDO:
- DRDO is the Research & Development wing of the Ministry of Defence, Govt of India.
- Aim: To empower India with cutting-edge defence technologies and a mission to achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies and systems, while equipping our armed forces with state-of-the-art weapon systems and equipment in accordance with requirements laid down by the three Services.
- Dr. Sameer V. Kamat is the current chairman of DRDO.
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