{"id":63436,"date":"2025-09-14T16:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=63436"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:53:06","slug":"star-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/star-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>STAR Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STAR ends India\u2019s dependence on expensive imported target systems for missile training.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About STAR Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Supersonic TARget (STAR)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> missile is an i<\/span><b>ndigenous, high-speed missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed to <\/span><b>simulate realistic threats for training<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India\u2019s armed forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike combat missiles, STAR <\/span><b>doesn\u2019t aim to destroy enemy targets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014instead, it <\/span><b>mimics the enemy, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping our forces <\/span><b>practice interception in real-time.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The STAR missile is engineered to <\/span><b>simulate the behavior of modern supersonic anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To serve different combat needs, DRDO is developing STAR in <\/span><b>two variants:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Air-Launched STAR:<\/b> <b>Carried by fighters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like the LCA Tejas, it <\/span><b>simulates air-to-air and air-to-ground strikes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including Anti-Radiation and Anti-AWACS roles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ground-Launched STAR: Truck-mounted and mobile,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this version can be deployed from shorelines or remote zones without expensive infrastructure, making it highly versatile for Navy and Army drills.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>STAR Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the heart of STAR is a <\/span><b>two-stage propulsion <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">system:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Solid booster rocket for quick lift-off\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Liquid Fuel Ramjet (LFRJ)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for sustained supersonic flight\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Max Speed: Mach 1.8 \u2013 2.5.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It operates across a wide <\/span><b>altitude range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from <\/span><b>100 meters to 10 kilometers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with an <\/span><b>operational range of 55 to 175 kilometers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With<\/span><b> flight times<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spanning <\/span><b>50 to 200 seconds,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it can<\/span><b> simulate various attack scenarios, flying as low as 12 feet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">above water to <\/span><b>mimic modern sea-skimming missiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or plunging from over 30,000 feet to replicate high-altitude attacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High Manoeuvrability: <\/span><b>Simulates zig-zag, evasive enemy movement.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking by Defence Systems: Test radar, missile interception, and tracking systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Safe Recovery or Detonation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on mission type.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstoday.in\/india\/story\/supersonic-edge-how-star-is-preparing-indian-armed-forces-against-cruise-missile-threats-493890-2025-09-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAR Missile is an indigenous, high-speed missile designed to simulate realistic threats for training India\u2019s armed forces. 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