New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (Indian Air Force) have successfully conducted flight-tests of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform.

The tests were carried out under extreme release conditions to validate critical trajectory parameters and the performance of all onboard subsystems.

After launch, the missile was guided to a pre-defined target with pin-point accuracy. All test objectives were fully achieved, as confirmed by flight data recorded by the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur.

The RudraM-II missile has been indigenously developed by the Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, as the nodal DRDO laboratory, in collaboration with other DRDO labs including the Defence Research and Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Armament Research and Development Establishment, and ITR.

Development and production partners (DcPPs), along with organisations such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness, Missile System Quality Assurance Agency, and several industry partners, also contributed to the programme.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the efforts of DRDO, IAF, DPSUs, DcPPs, and industry partners, stating that the successful trials demonstrate the growing maturity of indigenous defence technologies and strengthen India’s push towards Aatmanirbharta in advanced weapon systems.

The Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, also congratulated all teams involved for the achievement.