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DRDO tests anti-radiation missile
Why is it in news?
- A new-generation anti-radiation missile, RudraM-I, was successfully flight-tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- This is the first indigenous anti-radiation missile.
Details:
- Anti-radiation missile: Anti-radiation missiles are designed to detect, track and neutralise the adversary’s radar, communication assets and other radio frequency sources, which are generally part of their air defence systems.
- Rudram:
(1) Rudram is an air-to-surface missile.
(2) While the system has been tested from a Sukhoi-30 MKI, it can be adapted for launch from other fighter jets too.
(3) An official said the Sanskrit name Rudram was given in keeping with tradition, because it includes the letters ARM (the acronym for anti-radiation missile) and the word in Sanskrit describes a “remover of sorrows” (one of its meanings).