India's DRDO and IAF test RudraM-II air‑to‑surface missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted flight‑tests of the indigenous RudraM‑II air‑to‑surface missile from an airborne platform. The missile was released under extreme conditions, guided to a predefined target at about 350 km range and hit with pinpoint accuracy, meeting all test objectives as confirmed by flight data from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.

The program involved the Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad and several DRDO labs, as well as production partners such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Missile System Quality Assurance Agency. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised the effort, noting its contribution to India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision and the enhancement of the IAF’s precision‑strike capability.