In which year did India achieve a milestone in defense R&D as DRDO conducted a successful flight test of the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM)?
A2021
B2024
C2022
D2023
Answer:
B. 2024
Read Explanation:
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha in 2024
The missile performance was monitored by several Range Sensors like Radar, Electro Optical Tracking System (EOTS) and Telemetry deployed by ITR at different locations to ensure complete coverage of the flight path. The flight of the missile was also monitored from the Su-30-Mk-I aircraft of the Indian Air Force.