India test-fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile in Odisha

New Delhi: The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Army successfully completed six flight tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.

According to DRDO, the flight tests were conducted as part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army.

“Tests were done against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various aerial threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon system under different scenarios including long-range medium altitude, short-range high altitude, manoeuvring target and salvo launch with two missiles fired in quick succession,” the DRDO said.

Notably, the system performance was also evaluated under day and night operation scenarios.

QRSAM is a short-range Surface to Air Missile system, designed and developed primarily by the DRDO in order to provide a protective shield to the moving armored columns of the Army from aerial attacks.

The entire weapon system is configured on highly mobile platforms and is capable of providing air defense on the move.

These tests were carried out in the final deployment configuration consisting of all indigenously developed sub-systems including the missile with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker, mobile launcher, fully automated command and control system, surveillance and multi-function radars.

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