VSHORAD

Nov. 20, 2018

The Igla-S missile bid from Russia has been declared as the lowest bid in the Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) deal – Indian Army’s multi-billion-dollar deal for man portable air defence systems.

Man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS):

  • Man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) are surface-to-air missiles that can be fired by an individual or a small team of people against aircraft.

  • These weapon systems often are described as shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles.

VSHORAD tender

  • In 2010, union government initiated the tender to procure Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) man-portable air defence (MANPAD) missile so as to replace legacy Russian air defence systems with modern missiles.

  • As per requirements, the system should have a maximum range of 6km, altitude of 3km along with all-weather capability and will replace the existing Igla in service which is in urgent need of replacement.

  • VSHORAD tender is intended for the Army and Navy and worth over $5.2-billion for 5,175 missiles and 1,276 single and multi-launchers with stipulated technology transfer requirement for the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU).

Source : The Hindu

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