DRDO successfully test fires Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile from Chandipur off Odisha coast

DRDO successfully test fires Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile from Chandipur off Odisha coast

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Category : Defense Published on: April 20 2024

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  • DRDO conducted a successful test flight of an Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM).
  • The test took place at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.
  • All subsystems performed as expected during the test.
  • Range Sensors like Radar and Electro-Optical Tracking System (EOTS) monitored the missile's performance.
  • The performance of the missile was monitored by multiple range sensors.
  • Sensors such as radar, EOTS, and telemetry were helpful in ensuring full coverage of the flight path.
  • Su-30-Mk-I aircraft of the Indian Air Force also monitored the flight of the missile.
  • The missile demonstrated very low altitude sea-skimming flight.
  • The indigenous propulsion system developed by GTRE, Bengaluru, performed reliably.
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