DRDO successfully tests surface to air missile

The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on Tuesday successfully test-fired a Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha. The missiles struck with precision and successfully destroyed the targets.

The flight test was conducted from an Indian Navy ship against a high speed unmanned aerial target. Equipped with indigenous radio frequency capture capability, the missiles managed to hit the target with high accuracy. The Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) system has been indigenously designed and developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

This is the second successful test conducted by DRDO in August. Earlier, on August 4, an indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was launched by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Army at the KK range from the Armored Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun. The test was successfully conducted with the support of the core center and school.