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24/08/22 10:30 AM IST

Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile

In News 
  • Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
Features 
  • The VL-SRSAM system has been designed to strike high-speed airborne targets at the range of 40 to 50 km and at an altitude of around 15 km.
  • Two key features of the VL-SRSAM are cruciform wings and thrust vectoring.
  • The cruciform wings are four small wings arranged like a cross on four sides and give the projective a stable aerodynamic posture.
  • Thrust vectoring is an ability to change the direction of the thrust from its engine to control the angular velocity and the attitude of the missile.
  • VL-SRSAM is a canisterised system, which means it is stored and operated from specially designed compartments.
Source- Indian Express 

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