SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES

March 28, 2022

Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired two Army-version Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAMs) from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.

About:

  • The flight tests were carried out as part of live-firing trials against high-speed aerial targets.

  • The missiles intercepted the targets and destroyed them completely, registering direct hits at both the ranges. The first missile hit a medium-altitude long-range target and the second a low-altitude short-range one.

  • This MRSAM version is developed jointly by the DRDO and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Army.

  • The system comprises multi-function radar, mobile launcher system and other vehicles.

Source : The Hindu