DRDO Successfully Flight-Tests RudraM-II Missile from Su-30 MK-I Platform

Tags: Defence Science and Technology

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile.

An Overview of the News

• The test was conducted from the Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force in Odisha.

• The Defence Ministry announced that the flight test met all the trial objectives.

RudraM-II Missile System

• RudraM-II is an indigenously developed, solid-propelled, air-launched missile system.

• The missile system incorporates a number of state-of-the-art indigenous technologies developed by various DRDO laboratories.

About DRDO

• It is an agency under the Department of Defense Research and Development.

• It works under the Ministry of Defense of the Government of India.

• DRDO is responsible for military research and development.

  • Established:- 1958

  • Chairman:- Sameer V. Kamat

  • Headquarters:- DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi

  • Aircraft Design:- DRDO Nishant, DRDO Lakshya, Avatar