India successfully test fires medium-range surface-to-air missile off Odisha coast

The system is part of the Indian Army. In the test, the missile secured a direct hit at the target at a very far-off distance, DRDO officials said.

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On January 20, the Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile was test-fired from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha. (File)

TWO BACK-TO-BACK successful tests of the Army version of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) against high-speed aerial targets at two different ranges, were conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) off the coast of Odisha on Sunday. The tests were conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur as part of the live firing trials against high-speed aerial targets.

The missiles intercepted the aerial targets and destroyed them completely, registering direct hits at both ranges. The first launch was to intercept a medium-altitude long-range target and the second launch was for proving the capability of a low altitude short-range target. This MRSAM version is a Surface-to-Air Missile developed jointly by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for use by the Indian Army. The first test of the missile was conducted in December 2020.

The system is part of the Indian Army. In the test, the missile secured a direct hit at the target at a very far off distance.@DRDO_India @adgpi

— Prasar Bharati News Services पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_India) March 27, 2022

The MRSAM Army weapon system comprises a multi-function radar, mobile launcher system and other vehicles. The flight tests were carried out with the weapon system in deliverable configuration. The performance of the weapon system was validated through the flight data captured by range instruments like radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry deployed by ITR, Chandipur. The flight tests were carried out in the presence of senior officials from DRDO and the Indian Army.

Two Pune-based DRDO facilities have contributed to the development of the missile system. The ground system and launcher of this system have been developed by the Pune-based Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) and the High Energy Material Research Laboratory has contributed towards the propellant.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, the Indian Army and the Industry for the successful flight tests of MRSAM-Army. He said, both the successful tests establish the capability of the weapon system in intercepting targets at critical ranges. DRDO Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy complimented the teams involved in the successful flight trial of the Army version of MRSAM and stated that these tests are the major milestones for an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.

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