NEW DELHI \u2014 India’s Air Force has raised objections to the indigenous new generation anti-radiation missile (NGARM) currently in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The future of India’s homegrown new generation anti-radiation missile (NGRAM) is likely to face a major roadblock following serious objections by its user, the Indian Air Force (IAF) over its capabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 60-kilometer-range NGARM, developed by state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will undertake flight trials in after <\/span>three months but Indian Air Force (IAF) officials say IAF says <\/span>the missile is too bulky. is will not be proven successful.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n DRDO is developing NGARM for the service’s Mirage-2000H, Jaguar, Su-30 MKI and the upcoming Light Combat Aircraft. (LCA) fighters with the IAF.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n “NGARM being developed by DRDO weighs around 140 kilograms and is too heavy, whereas IAF wants only such missiles that do which does <\/span>not weigh over\u00a0100\u00a0kilograms; and <\/span>this one will not meet our requirement,” said a senior Air Force IAF <\/span>official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “DRDO has never kept us in the loop about this missile, and we are not sure if we will at all use it,” the IAF official said, adding, that<\/span> “infrared(RF)<\/span> radiation seeker technology from Russia will make it too bulky.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, one DRDO scientist said the\u00a0missile should is being developed to <\/span>meet all Air Force IAF <\/span>fighter\u00a0requirements: and<\/span> “We will make sure it is proven successful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n He claimed that NGARM is largely an indigenous missile.\u00a0But one source in <\/span>DRDO source said the agency could not \u00a0we cannot <\/span>develop the\u00a0missile on its our <\/span>own and that DRDO has actually <\/span>sought help from Russia for complete <\/span>seeker technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n