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India DRDO expands indigenous missile program

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India DRDO expands indigenous missile tests program

Since May 2026 the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has maintained pursued a rapid cadence series of indigenous missile developments programmes across air, sea and land platforms. Early trials validated the UAV‑launched ULPGM‑V3 precision missile, followed by ULPGM‑V3, the RudraM‑II air‑to‑surface missile from a Su‑30MKI, and the AD‑1/AD‑2 ballistic‑defence interceptors and as well as the NASM‑MR anti‑ship missile. In mid‑June DRDO completed a successful flight of the Long Range Long‑Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) was completed from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, meeting all mission objectives. followed in July saw by the Pinaka Long‑Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) test at Chandipur, confirming a 60‑km minimum range and 120‑km precision strikes out to 120 km, leading to its clearance for induction. range. On 23 July 2026 the organisation carried out the maiden flight‑test of the indigenous Kusha long‑range surface‑to‑air missile (LRSAM) from the same island. The missile M1 variant intercepted a high‑speed electronic target, demonstrating three variants with ranges of roughly 150 km, 250 km and 350‑400 km and the ability to engage fighters, cruise missiles, UAVs and larger aircraft across a wide altitude envelope. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the test as a milestone for reducing import dependence and strengthening India’s layered air‑defence architecture alongside Barak‑8, Akash Mach 5 performance and confirming the Russian S‑400. Project Kusha’s three‑tier system—M1 architecture: M1 (120‑150 km), M2 (≈250 km) and M3 (350‑400 km)—is built to Mach 5 speeds and integrated into the Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS). km). All critical subsystems, including seekers subsystems—including seekers, actuators and computing units, are units—are domestically produced, positioning Kusha as a potential home‑grown outer‑layer air‑defence capability that could eventually replace imported platforms systems such as Russia’s S‑400 and Israel’s Barak. A day later Simultaneously, DRDO announced further programmes, including advanced the Long‑Range Anti‑Ship Hypersonic Missile (LRAShM) Pralay tactical ballistic missile, a road‑mobile solid‑fuel system with a projected >1,500 150‑500 km range, continued upgrades to range designed for precision strikes against high‑value targets. Together, the BrahMos family, Kusha and a land‑based flight test of Pralay programmes underline India’s drive for strategic autonomy and a compact, canister‑based Submarine‑Launched Cruise Missile derived from the LRLACM. broadened, indigenously sourced missile portfolio.

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