IAF Successfully Test Fires ROCKS Missile

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully carried out a test firing of a new version of an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile that is capable of hitting targets at a distance exceeding 250 km, reported India Today.

The missile, also known as ROCKS or Crystal Maze 2, originated from Israel and underwent a test launch from a Su-30 MKI fighter jet in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands last week.

Sources in the defence forces told India Today TV that the missile has a strike range of over 250 km and is capable of targeting enemy long-range radar and air defence systems.

The IAF now plans mass production of these missiles under the Make in India initiative.

This missile is capable of destroying above-ground or well-protected underground targets, even in heavily surface-to-air defended areas.