New Delhi: The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted the first flight test of a sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal. The flight test of the missile was carried out on Friday (April 21).
The objective of the test was to contain and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat thereby catapulting India into the elite club of nations with naval BMD capability. Earlier, DRDO successfully demonstrated a land-based BMD system with the capability to neutralize emerging ballistic missile threats from adversaries.
Rajnath Singh congratulated on the successful performance
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Indian Navy and industry involved in the successful demonstration of ship-based ballistic missile defense capabilities. Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Sameer V Kamat appreciated the teams involved in the design and development of the missile. He said the nation has achieved self-reliance in developing highly complex network-centric anti-ballistic missile systems.
DRDO conducts two consecutive successful flight tests of VSHORADS missile
Last month, the DRDO conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of the Very Short Range Air Defense System (VSHORADS) missile at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Flight tests were conducted from ground-based man-portable launchers against high-speed unmanned aerial targets, simulating aircraft approaching and retreating. The targets were successfully intercepted completing all mission objectives.
VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPAD) for neutralizing low altitude aerial threats at short ranges. It has been indigenously designed and developed by Research Center Imarat, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian industry partners. The missile incorporates several new technologies including a dual-band IIR seeker, a short reaction control system and integrated avionics. Propulsion is provided by a dual thrust solid motor.
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