Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted successful flight-tests of RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile
Tests were conducted from an airborne platform
Tests were conducted under extreme release conditions with critical trajectory
Missiles were guided to a predefined target with pin-point accuracy
All test objectives were fully met as confirmed by flight data captured by various range instruments
Range instruments were deployed by Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur
Rudram-II has been indigenously developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad as the nodal DRDO laboratory
Development involved collaboration with sister labs: Defence Research and Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Armament Research & Development Establishment, and ITR
Development cum Production Partners (DcPPs) involved in the project
Agencies contributing significantly: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness, Missile System Quality Assurance Agency, and many other industries
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh lauded efforts of DRDO, IAF, DPSUs, DcPPs, and industry
Tests demonstrated growing maturity of indigenous defence technologies
Contribution to Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in advance weapon systems
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO congratulated all teams associated with the test
