India successfully flight-tests indigenous RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile on 02 June 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 3 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully flight-tested the indigenous RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile.
The flight-tests were conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.
The Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, served as the nodal DRDO laboratory responsible for the design, development, and integration of the missile system.
Contributing DRDO laboratories included the RCI, Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), and the ITR.
The RudraM-II is designed to engage targets such as radar installations, air defence systems, strategic military infrastructure, and high-value tactical targets.