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India tests new anti-radiation missile to take out enemy radars
News:
India tests new anti-radiation missile to take out enemy radars
Important Facts:
- India has tested a indigenous air-launched missile called NGARM, which is designed to destroy a variety of surveillance and radar targets on the ground
- DRDO-Navy combine also conducted another test of the advanced Barak long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) system, jointly developed by DRDO with Israeli Aerospace Industries and Rafael
- The supersonic Barak-8 missile system, whose interception range is 70-100 km, is also in the process of being tested from Indian warships.
Feature of NGARM
- It is the first indigenous air-to-ground missile to be developed by the DRDO after the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile developed jointly with Russia.
- It has strike range of around 100-km
- The NGARM can be launched from Sukhois from different altitudes and velocities
