DRDO, Indian Army successfully complete six flight-tests of QRSAM system

Tags: Defence Science and Technology

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army successfully test-fired six flights of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System from the Integrated Test Area, Chandipur off the Odisha coast on September 8.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The flight tests were conducted by the Indian Army as part of the evaluation trials.

• The flight tests were carried out on high speed targets. 

• These targets were designed for the type of actual threat, in order to assess the capability of the weapon systems in a variety of situations.

• This included long-range and medium-altitude targets, short-range targets, high-altitude targets, and targets that were not easily detectable on radar.

• The evaluation found the weapon system and its excellent guidance and control to be accurate.

• The performance of the system was also confirmed by telemetry, radar and electro-optical tracking systems developed by ITR.

QRSAM weapon system :

• It is a short-range Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system.

• It is primarily designed and developed by the DRDO to provide a protective shield to the moving armoured columns of the Army from aerial attacks.

• This weapon system can operate when moving with search and track capability, and can fire at short halts.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) :

• It is a premier defence research and development agency under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

• It aims to make India self-reliant in critical defence technology and systems.

• It was set up in 1958.

• Headquarters - New Delhi 

• Chairman - Samir V Kamat