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The Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System tracked the target accurately and successfully neutralized the airborne target.

Highlights

• All objectives of the test were fully met.
• The flight test, second in the series was conducted from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
• The test was carried out once again, against the high performance Jet Unmanned Aerial Target called Banshee, which simulates an aircraft.
• The Radars acquired the target from a long range and tracked it till the mission computer automatically launched the missile.
• The flight test was conducted in the deployment configuration of the weapon system comprising of Launcher, fully Automated Command and Control System, Surveillance System and Multi Function Radars.
• A number of range instruments like Radar, Telemetry and Electro Optical Sensors were deployed which captured the complete flight data and verified the performance of the missile.
• The first in the series test of QRSAM took place on 13th Nov 2020 achieving the milestone of a direct hit.

About QRSAM

• Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) is a missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in association with Bharat Electronics Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited for the Indian Army.
• This missile is an all-weather, all-terrain surface-to-air missile equipped with electronic counter measures against jamming by aircraft radars.
• The missile can be mounted on a truck and is stored in a canister.
• QRSAM uses solid-fuel propellant and has a range of 25–30 km.
• The system has the capability to search and track targets while moving.
• QRSAM is a compact weapon system and is mobile.

Source: PIB