| Project Kusha | |
|---|---|
| Type | Long-range surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2028-29 (planned) [1] |
| Used by | Indian Air Force (on order) Indian Navy (planned) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDO) |
| Designed | 2023 - present |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | Fragmentation |
Detonation mechanism | Optical proximity fuze |
Operational range | [2][3][4]
|
Guidance system | RF Datalink |
Launch platform | Transporter Erector Launcher |
Project Kusha is a programme under the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), for developing the Extended Range Air Defence System (ERADS), also referred to as XRSAM[a] or PGLRSAM[b]. The goal is to design a transportable, long-range surface-to-air missile system. The missile system will consist of at least three types of interceptors and is expected to be deployed by the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy by 2028–2029.[1][5][6]
It will supplement the Indo-Israeli Barak 8, Russian S-400 and Indian Ballistic Missile Defence System in the Indian Armed Forces.
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