Long-range air defense systems have proliferated rapidly over the past several decades, with even many second-tier military powers acquiring increasingly sophisticated capabilities. To counter these threats, the United States has invested heavily in the development of Anti-Radiation Missiles (ARMs), weapons specifically designed to detect, track, and destroy enemy radar emitters and other radio-frequency sources. The AGM-88 HARM (High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile) entered U.S. service in 1983 and became a cornerstone of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) operations. Its successor, the AGM-88G AARGM-ER (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile–Extended Range), entered low-rate production in 2021. India has pursued a similar path through the development of the indigenous Rudram family of anti-radiation missiles. Rudram-I became the country’s first domestically developed ARM, marking a

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