{"id":129220,"date":"2026-10-16T13:35:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=129220"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:05:44","slug":"jwala-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jwala-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"JWALA Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>JWALA Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JWALA, India&#8217;s first private-sector micro-missile, is set for trials after successful solid rocket motor tests, strengthening indigenous counter-drone capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About JWALA Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JWALA-MK1 is <\/span><b>India\u2019s first indigenously developed private-sector micro-missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being <\/span><b>developed by IG Defence,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a private Indian defence technology company.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>short-range <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/medium-range-surface-to-air-missile-mrsam\/\" target=\"_blank\">surface-to-air missile (SAM)<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> engineered specifically as a <\/span><b>&#8220;hard-kill&#8221; interceptor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to physically <\/span><b>destroy hostile drones\/UAVs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, offering a highly cost-effective alternative to traditional, expensive air-defence missiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The JWALA missile does not operate in isolation. It serves as the <\/span><b>physical effector within IG Defence\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wider<\/span><b> GRID Defend ecosystem.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>GRID <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an<\/span><b> advanced, AI-enabled battle-management network<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that stitches together various sensors, command structures, and weapons into a single common operational picture.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>JWALA Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The design uses a <\/span><b>dual-pulse solid rocket motor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with fin control.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>engage targets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><b>2 km to 5 km.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its stated altitude range is 50 metres to 5,000 metres.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accuracy: A circular error probable (CEP) of less than 2 metres at its maximum range.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warhead: A 0.5 to 1.5 kg <\/span><b>pre-fragmented high-explosive payload <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">equipped with a proximity fuze for maximum effectiveness against small targets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to operate in electronic warfare and anti-jamming conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/external-affairs-defence-security\/news\/india-s-first-pvt-sector-micro-missile-set-for-maiden-experimental-trial-126100801270_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>BS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JWALA Missile is India\u2019s first indigenously developed private-sector micro-missile. 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