UPSC CA: JWALA indigenous micro-missile specs and anti-drone role
JWALA ( ज्वाला ) is India’s first indigenously developed private-sector micro-missile. It is being developed by IG Defence, Odisha-based start-up. It is a Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile. Engagement Range: 2-5 km extended short-range engagement envelope. Engagement Altitude: 50 m to 5,000 m cruise to high-altitude targets. Warhead: 0.5–1.5 kg pre-fragmented high-explosive (HE) with a proximity fuze. It is engineered specifically as a "hard-kill" interceptor to physically destroy hostile drones/UAVs, offering a highly cost-effective alternative to traditional, expensive air-defence missiles. JWALA missile does not operate in isolation. It serves as the physical effector within IG Defence’s wider GRID Defend ecosystem and can be addition in Defence layered Protection System Aka
Rudraksh · 2d ago
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