Published on 17 Feb 2025
• Recently, the Indian Air Force and Navy inducted Rampage missiles into their arsenal effectively boosting their firepower.
• Rampage Missiles were effectively used against Iranian targets by Israeli Air Forces recently.
• Also known as High Speed Low Drag Mark 2 missiles in the Indian Air Force, these missiles are developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and Israeli Military Industries Systems.
• These long range, supersonic, seekerless, surface to air missiles are designed for precision strikes; they are used to target high-quality, well-protected sites such as communication centres and air force bases.
• The supersonic speed makes it challenging to be intercepted and has a range of approximately 250 kms.
• The missile is equipped with GPS/INS navigation with anti-jamming capabilities and can change direction mid-path for precision strikes.
Rampage Missiles
Missiles
National security architecture