DRDO and Indian Navy successfully flight tests Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted a flight test of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha. The missile was launched from a land-based vertical launcher against a low-flying, high-speed aerial target, successfully tracking and engaging it.

The performance of the VL-SRSAM was assessed through flight data captured by multiple range instruments, such as Radar, the Electro-Optical Tracking System (EOTS), and Telemetry, which were deployed at the ITR, Chandipur.Senior DRDO scientists and Indian Navy representatives monitored the launch.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded DRDO and the Navy for the successful test, stating that it reaffirms the missile system’s high reliability. DRDO Chairman also highlighted the system’s role as a future force multiplier for the Indian Navy.