India successfully tested the Rudram 1, its first indigenous anti-radiation missile developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force, on Friday. A Sukhoi-30 fighter jet was used to test the locally developed New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM) off the country’s east coast.
Rudram 1 can be integrated into IAF Sukhoi-30 jets and used as a launch pad. Rudram 1 can be used to detect and tune a radio source, according to the defense website defenseupdate.in. This gives Rudram 1 the ability to detect enemy radars on the ground. Once these missiles disarm enemy radars on the ground, they can help deal more damage in attacks that follow the first wave.
NGARM’s primary guidance system is an on-board passive guidance head (PHH) armed with broadband capability. These features allow you to pick and select a target from the range of emitters you currently see. The new NGARMs with PHH work in the DJ band and can detect radio frequency emissions from 100 km away.
Rudram 1 is a target seeking missile and contains a radar dome that is critical to missiles that can be used to target and destroy enemy radars on the ground. Rudram can reach any range between 100-250 km.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the IAF and DRDO on their successful test. “The new generation anti-radiation missile (Rudram-1), which is India’s first indigenous anti-radiation missile developed by DRDO for the Indian Air Force, was successfully tested today at ITR, Balasore. Congratulations to DRDO and other stakeholders for this remarkable achievement, ”said the Defense Minister.
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