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Mahesh

28/03/22 07:14 AM IST

Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM)

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  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful flight tests of the Indian Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
About MRSAM 
  • This MRSAM version is a Surface-to-Air Missile developed jointly by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel for use by the Indian Army.
  • The MRSAM Army weapon system comprises multi-function radar, mobile launcher system and other vehicles. The flight tests were carried out with the weapon system in deliverable configuration.
  • The successful tests established the capability of the weapon system in intercepting targets at critical ranges.
Source-PIB 

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