Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) flight testing has been successfully completed by DRDO. The missile has state-of-the-art software and avionics to guarantee improved and more dependable performance.
The Indian Air Force’s Su-30Mk-I aircraft also tracked the missile’s trajectory.
The test was carried out on April 18, 2024, off the coast of Odisha, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday.
All of the subsystems operated as expected throughout the test. Several range sensors, including telemetry, radar, and electro-optical tracking systems (EOTS) placed at various points along the flight path by ITR, were used to track the missile’s performance.
The missile demonstrated very low altitude sea-skimming flight and followed the intended route using waypoint navigation. This successful flight test has also demonstrated the indigenous propulsion system’s dependable performance, which was created by Bengaluru’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).
The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a DRDO laboratory located in Bengaluru, is developing the missile with assistance from other labs and Indian industry. Along with representatives from the production partner, the test was conducted in front of numerous senior scientists from different DRDO laboratories.
The successful flight test of the ITCM was congratulated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who also said that it is a significant milestone that an indigenous long-range subsonic cruise missile powered by indigenous propulsion was developed. The entire DRDO team was congratulated by DRDO Chairman Dr. Samir V. Kamat on the smoothly executed ITCM launch.
