DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile

Anti-radiation missiles are guided missiles designed to home in on and destroy radars and other energy transmitters. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation is developing an advanced state-of-the art, anti-radiation missile that can target enemy radars and communication facilities.

Description
This is an state-of-the-art Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile being developed by Defence Research and Development Laboratory of the DRDO. The range of the missile is believed to be 100–125 km and it will be mounted on the combat aircraft of the IAF such as Sukhoi Su-30MKI and Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. The entire missile is being developed indigenously, including the seeker. The missile picks up the radiation or signals of radars and communication facilities and homes on to the targets to destroy them. Instead of thrust propulsion, the missile uses dual pulse propulsion system just like Barak-8/LR-SAM. The benefit of dual pulse propulsion is that, it will widen the envelope as well as the engagement capability of the missile.

Development and Trials
In January 2013, it was reported that government recently gave the go-ahead for the indigenous development of the Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile and the design work has already begun at one of the key DRDO laboratories.

In February 2016, it was reported that Captive flight trials of anti-radiation missile are planned for April–May this year, and the maiden flight test by year–end by the missile technologists of the DRDO. According to DRDO sources, scientists will evaluate the performance of the seeker, navigation and control system, structural capability and aerodynamic vibrations during the captive flight trials. These will be followed by ground testing and the missile will be fired from Sukhoi Su-30MKI during the actual flight trial by year-end. The missile will be inducted in about two years after conducting a number of developmental trials. As of now, only a few countries, including the US, Russia, Germany have anti-radiation missiles.