DRDO successfully conducts first flight test of long-range land attack cruise missile
The missile was launched from a mobile articulated launcher, achieving all primary mission objectives.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy today successfully conducted a maiden flight test of an indigenously-developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile launched from a Naval Helicopter from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
The mission met all its objectives. It is the first indigenous air-launched anti-ship missile system for the Indian Navy.
The missile followed the desired sea-skimming trajectory and reached the designated target with a high degree of accuracy, validating the control, guidance and mission algorithms. All the sub-systems performed satisfactorily. The sensors deployed across the test range and near the impact point tracked the missile trajectory and captured all the events.
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The missile employed many new technologies, including an indigenously developed launcher for the helicopter. The missile guidance system includes a state-of-the-art navigation system and integrated avionics. The flight test was witnessed by senior officers of DRDO and the Indian Navy.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Indian Navy and associated teams for the maiden developmental flight test. He said India attained a high level of capability in the indigenous design and development of missile systems.
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