DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile

Any country in the world gives paramount importance to Defence. India, which shares its land and water boundaries with many countries, some of which have hostile relations with India, is constantly working on improving its Defence. The army, the Navy and the Air Force are Indian Defence forces. India is constantly trying to develop and bring new technology equipment into Defence. The DRDO anti-radiation missile is an example of one such equipment. The Agni P and MRSAM are the latest missiles launched by India in 2021. 

Defence Research and Development Organisation

DRDO or the Defence Research and Development Organisation is under the Defence Research and Development Department. It was established by the Ministry of Defence of the union government of India. The responsibility of the Defence Research and Development Organisation is to work for the Military’s Research and Development headquarters in Delhi.

The DRDO was established in the year 1915 by the following institutions.

• Defence Technical Development Establishment.
• Defence Science Organisation.
• Directorate of Technical Development and Production.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation consists of about 30 laboratories linked with each other that are developing New Defence technology in various fields. The fields in which defence research is going are electronics, aeronautics, armaments, DRDO anti-radiation missile, and naval systems.

Labs and projects of DRDO

About 30 laboratories across India are dedicated to the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Some of the laboratories of DRDO and their locations are given below.

Delhi:

• Defence Terrain Research Laboratory
• Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Care
• Defence Institute of Psychological Research

Hyderabad

• Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group
• Research Centre Imarat

Bangalore:

• Aeronautical Development Establishment
• Centre for Artificial intelligence and Robotics

Pune:

• Armament Research and Development Establishment
• Defence Institute of Advanced Technology

Projects by DRDO

The Mobile Autonomous Robot System is one of the most significant projects developed by the DRDO. It is a small robot that can then line minds and neutralise explosive devices. The Robot is called MARS, which is a Mobile Autonomous Robot System. 

The robot does not require any human to operate it and has programs to guide its mechanical system. MARS picked up Suspicious objects, identified them, and then transported them to this location. Scientists estimate that it could perform more duties and operate in any terrain with a few more advancements.

Let us now study the DRDO anti-radiation missile.

DRDO anti-Radiation Missile

Anti-radiation missile called ARM is a missile which can detect transmission through any enemy radio emission source. They can be used to obtain information on enemy radar.

 Rudram- 1 project was previously called a DRDO anti-radiation missile or ARM and a new generation Anti-radiation missile or NGARM. It is a type of air-to-surface anti-radiation missile developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation.

SEAD, Suppression of Enemy Air Defences, is the main objective of DRDO anti-radiation missile Rudram-1. This is the DRDO missile name. It can be launched from a large stand distance and can destroy enemy surveillance radar, communication, and tracking systems. Rudram-1 will be the first anti-radiation missile manufactured in India. The development and production of DRDO anti-radiation missiles will be done by Bharat Electronics Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited, respectively known as BEL and BDL.

The Trials and Development of DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile

The DRDO anti-radiation missile was first initiated in April of 2021 at the DRDO laboratory. The project received its final approval in December of 2021, along with a budget of 317.2 crore rupees. The studies on whether this project was feasible or not were done in 2012 and 2013. The inbox to develop a tactical,anti-radiation missile for the use of the Indian Air Force completely designed and manufactured in India. The missiles should have capabilities equivalent to AARGM and MAR-1 and better performance than Kh-25MP and Martel.

The CFT-1, which is the Captive Flight Trial-1 of the DRDO anti-radiation missile, finished by the end of May 2016. By the end of December 2016, the Drop Flight trial of the missile was also completed. On October 9 2020, the DRDO anti-radiation missile, now known as Rudram-1, was successfully test-fired from ITR. The final test was to be conducted around 28 and 29 December 2022.

Conclusion:

The Indian Armed Forces and the Defence have set up mini organisations to improve the equipment and technology used by the Defence. The Defence Research and Development Organisation is one such institution. It was established in the year 1958 by merging 3 major Defence organisations. Rudram-1 is India’s first DRDO anti-radiation missile completely designed, developed and manufactured in India. It is jointly designed and produced by BEL and BDL. The applications of this missile are to destroy the readers and communication radios used by the enemy,  close down unexpected SAM sites quickly and destroy ground-based radars.