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The JWALA interceptor is set to move into system-level testing in the coming months after IG Defence successfully test-fired two solid rocket motors

IG Defence’s JWALA interceptor is being developed as an indigenous hard-kill system for counter-drone operations.

Hemant Kumar Rout Bhubaneswar 4 min read Last Updated : Oct 04 2026 | 8:15 PM IST

Defence technology company IG Defence is gearing up for the first experimental trial of India’s first indigenous private-sector micro-missile programme, with its JWALA interceptor set to move into system-level testing in the coming months following the successful test-firing of two solid rocket motors.

On Saturday, the company successfully test-fired two solid rocket motors, marking a key milestone in the development of the short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) JWALA. The system is being developed as a scalable, affordable and robust hard-kill Counter-UAS (C-UAS) capability to neutralise hostile drones.

The company said it has already developed most of the missile's major components, including seeker/target-acquisition elements, avionics, warhead and other electronics subsystems.

“The successful test-firing of two solid rocket motors is a significant milestone ahead of integrating these components into the complete missile system and preparing it for the first experimental flight trial in the coming months,” the company said on Sunday.

JWALA has been designed as a dedicated, relatively low-cost kinetic interceptor for neutralising hostile drones. It will have a strike range of 2 km to 5 km and an engagement envelope extending from 50 metres to 5,000 metres, covering cruise as well as higher-altitude aerial targets.


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