Army’s Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile completes growth trials, prepared for induction

Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: With two extra profitable trials of the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) system, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday confirmed to have accomplished the event checks of the weapon’s Army variant.

The fast response missile was flight examined with deliverable configuration from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast at about 10.15 am and 11.05 am paving the best way for its early induction.

Defence sources mentioned the missile system has as soon as once more proved its effectiveness as two missiles, in the course of the flight checks, achieved direct hits towards excessive pace aerial targets.

The flight checks had been performed within the presence of senior officers of DRDO and the Indian Army. The community centric modern missile was examined 4 occasions within the final three days at completely different attitudes and ranges.

The trials had been carried out for establishing the accuracy and reliability of the weapon system towards targets overlaying the ocean skimming and excessive altitude performance throughout the envelope.

A defence official mentioned efficiency of all weapon system elements together with missile, radar and command publish have been validated in the course of the trials. With the conclusion of flight trials for various ranges and situations, the system has
accomplished its growth trials and is prepared for induction within the Army, he mentioned.

Secretary Department of Defence (R&D) and Chairman of DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the groups related to the profitable check firings of the weapon system.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded DRDO, the Indian Army and business for the profitable flight checks. He mentioned the profitable launches have as soon as once more proved the reliability of the system.

The most superior subsequent technology missile has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with private and non-private sector enterprises.

With a strike vary of almost 100 km, the 4.5-metre lengthy supersonic fast response missile weighs round 2.7 tonnes and might carry a payload of 60 kg. Travelling at a pace of Mach 2, it will probably obtain excessive levels of manoeuvrability on the terminal section.

The weapon system has been developed with cutting-edge know-how to neutralise airborne threats like jets, subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles, anti-tank programs and rockets.

One of the variants of the MRSAM system has already been handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The missile is designed to offer level and space air defence for floor property towards a variety of threats.

On March 27, the missile system was efficiently flight examined twice towards high-speed aerial targets for various ranges as a part of the dwell firing trials.