♦ The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 2 June 2026 successfully conducted flight-tests of the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform. The Ministry of Defence said all test objectives were successfully achieved, as confirmed by flight data captured through various range instruments deployed by the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.

♦ RudraM-II has been developed by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, the nodal DRDO laboratory for the project, in collaboration with other DRDO facilities, including the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), and ITR.

♦ Development-cum-Production Partners (DcPPs), along with agencies such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness (RCMA), the Missile System Quality Assurance Agency, and several industry partners, also contributed to the missile’s development.