Short Range Surface-To-Air Missile Successfully Test Launched Vertically by DRDO, Indian Navy

New Delhi:  Achieving another milestone in missile technology, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on Thursday successfully conducted the flight test of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.

The flight test was conducted at 3 pm from a land-based vertical launcher against a low-flying, high-speed aerial target and found to have successfully tracked and engaged it, the Defence Ministry statement said.

This flight test was carried out to validate multiple updated elements of the weapon system, including the proximity fuse and seeker.

The performance of the system was meticulously tracked and confirmed by various instruments such as the Radar Electro-Optical Tracking System and telemetry deployed at ITR Chandipur.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the teams from DRDO and the Indian Navy for their achievement, saying that this test reaffirms the reliability and effectiveness of the VL-SRSAM weapon system.