BALASORE: Defense Research and Development organization (DRDO) on Monday conducted two successful launches of vertical-launch short-range surface-to-air missiles (VL-SRSAM) off the Odisha coast here.
The launches were carried out from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) static vertical launcher, Chandipur.
Indigenously designed and developed by DRDO for the Indian Navy, VL-SRSAM is designed to neutralize various short-range aerial threats, including sea skimming objectivessaid a statement from DRDO.
The current launches were carried out to demonstrate vertical launch capabilities as part of its first launch campaign. Both times, the missiles intercepted simulated targets with pinpoint precision. The missiles were tested for minimum and maximum range.
VL-SRSAM with weapon control system (WCS) was deployed during the trials, according to the statement.
The launches were monitored by senior scientists from various DRDO labs involved in the design and development of the system, such as DRDL, RCI, Hyderabad and R&D engineers, Pune. During the test launches, the flight path and performance parameters of the vehicle were monitored using flight data, captured by various range instruments such as Radar, EOTS, and telemetry systems implemented by ITR, Chandipur.
Current trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of the weapons system and few more trials will be conducted shortly before deployment on Indian Navy ships.
Once deployed, the VL-SRSAM system will prove to be a force multiplier for the Indian Navy.
Minister of Defense Rajnath singh congratulated DRDO on successful tests. Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary of the Defense R&D Department and President of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) congratulated the teams involved in the successful flight test of the VL-SRSAM missile system.
Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik said: “Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful launch of the national development short-range surface-to-air missile (VL-SRSAM) @indiannavy, off the coast of #Odisha.”
The launches were carried out from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) static vertical launcher, Chandipur.
Indigenously designed and developed by DRDO for the Indian Navy, VL-SRSAM is designed to neutralize various short-range aerial threats, including sea skimming objectivessaid a statement from DRDO.
The current launches were carried out to demonstrate vertical launch capabilities as part of its first launch campaign. Both times, the missiles intercepted simulated targets with pinpoint precision. The missiles were tested for minimum and maximum range.
VL-SRSAM with weapon control system (WCS) was deployed during the trials, according to the statement.
The launches were monitored by senior scientists from various DRDO labs involved in the design and development of the system, such as DRDL, RCI, Hyderabad and R&D engineers, Pune. During the test launches, the flight path and performance parameters of the vehicle were monitored using flight data, captured by various range instruments such as Radar, EOTS, and telemetry systems implemented by ITR, Chandipur.
Current trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of the weapons system and few more trials will be conducted shortly before deployment on Indian Navy ships.
Once deployed, the VL-SRSAM system will prove to be a force multiplier for the Indian Navy.
Minister of Defense Rajnath singh congratulated DRDO on successful tests. Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary of the Defense R&D Department and President of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) congratulated the teams involved in the successful flight test of the VL-SRSAM missile system.
Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik said: “Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful launch of the national development short-range surface-to-air missile (VL-SRSAM) @indiannavy, off the coast of #Odisha.”
Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful launch of the indigenously developed vertical launch short-range surface at… https://t.co/a1ZDY948hw
– Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) 1614005514000
As a security measure, Balasore The district administration, in consultation with the ITR authority in Chandipur, temporarily evacuated 6,322 people residing in five villages within a 2.5 km radius of the launch pad.
They were housed in the nearest shelter centers in the morning, a tax official said.
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