New Delhi: India successfully test-fired Anti-Radiation Missile the “Rudram” on Friday from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft off the east coast. The DRDO developed and designed Anti-Radiation Missile. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a tweet congratulated DRDO and other stakeholders for the test’s success.

“The New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (Rudram-1) which is India’s first indigenous anti-radiation missile developed by DRDO for Indian Air Force was tested successfully today at ITR, Balasore. Congratulations to DRDO and other stakeholders for this remarkable achievement,” the Defence Minister said in a tweet. As per the official statement, Rudram is the country’s first indigenous Anti Radiation missile for Indian Air Force, being developed by DRDO, and is integrated on SU-30 MkI fighter aircraft as the launch platform, having the 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 pinpoint accuracy. The Passive Homing Head can detect, classify and engage targets over a wide band of frequencies as programmed,” it said. The missile is a potent weapon for the Indian Air Force for suppression of enemy air defence effectively from large standoff ranges, statement added. “With this, the country has established indigenous capability to develop long-range air-launched anti-radiation missiles for neutralizing enemy radars, communication sites and other RF emitting targets,” said the statement.