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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