The Rudram-1 is an air-to-surface anti-radiation missile in development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. It is primarily meant for suppression of enemy air defenses, that can be launched from a range of altitudes with large standoff distance. The project was officially approved in December 2012 with a budget of ₹317. 2 crore with project completion by 2017.
About Rudram-1 (missile) in brief
The Rudram-1 is an air-to-surface anti-radiation missile in development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. It is primarily meant for suppression of enemy air defenses, that can be launched from a range of altitudes with large standoff distance for destroying enemy surveillance radars, tracking and communication systems. The missile is a single-stage, approximately 5. 5 metre in length and 600 kg of weight with cruciform wing surface to increase high maneuverability and to give constant aerodynamic characteristics similar to Astra BVRAAM. It uses pre-fragmented warhead with optical proximity fuze and is powered by a dual-pulsed solid rocket motor made by Premier Explosives Limited under technology transfer from DRDO.
DRDO ARM can target mobile integrated air-defence system as well as radar station that shutdown to avoid detection. The project was officially approved in December 2012 with a budget of ₹317. 2 crore with project completion by 2017. As of 2014, missile design and hardware development are in progress with first successful flight trial to happen before year 2017. The DRDO Captive Flight Trial was completed on April 2016 by No. 20 Squadron of IAF which checked the performance of seeker, navigation and control system, structural capability and aerodynamic vibrations while the missile was released by Sukhoi Su-30MKI.
You want to know more about Rudram-1 (missile)?
This page is based on the article Rudram-1 (missile) published in Wikipedia (as of Jan. 09, 2021) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
