India successfully test-fires air-to-surface Rudram-II

India successfully test-fires air-to-surface Rudram-II

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Category : Defense Published on: May 31 2024

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  • DRDO successfully test-fired the air-to-surface Rudram-II missile from the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 MK-I platform off the coast of Odisha on May 29 at around 11.30 am.
  • This entire validation process ensures reliability and effectiveness of the Rudra M-2 missile system, which strengthens India's self-reliance in advanced defence technologies.
  • India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the air-to-surface 'Rudram' missile from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from the Odisha coast.
  • The flight test of Rudram-II missile met all the test objectives. Rudram-II is an indigenously developed solid propellant air-launched missile system capable of destroying a wide variety of enemy targets.
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