New Delhi: India on Friday successfully test-fired a new-generation anti-radiation missile that would be included in the Indian Air Force’s strategic weapon arsenal. Officials gave this information.
India’s first indigenously built anti-radiation missile Rudram-1 has a speed of two or twice the speed of sound. Officials said that when the missile is ready to join the Air Force, it can be combined with Sukhoi fighters. According to officials, the missile was launched from the Integrated Test Range at Balasore, Odisha at around 10.30 am on Friday.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for the successful test of the missile. He said, “The new generation anti-radiation missile (Rudram-1) is India’s first indigenously built anti-radiation missile developed by DRDO for the Air Force. It was successfully tested with ITR in Balasore today. Congratulations to DRDO and other stakeholders for this laudable achievement. ”
