New Delhi, June 2 (NVI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have successfully conducted flight-tests of the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
According to the ministry, the missile was tested under extreme release conditions, validating the performance of all critical subsystems. After launch, the missile accurately struck a predefined target, meeting all mission objectives.
The successful tests were verified through flight data recorded by various tracking and monitoring instruments deployed by the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha.
RudraM-II has been developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories, including the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and ITR.
The missile programme also received support from development-cum-production partners, defence public sector undertakings, including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and several industry partners.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, the IAF, defence PSUs and industry stakeholders on the successful tests, saying the achievement reflects the growing maturity of indigenous defence technologies and strengthens India’s drive towards self-reliance in advanced weapon systems.
DRDO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, Samir V. Kamat, also congratulated the teams involved in the successful flight-tests.(NVI)
