Odisha CM Congratulates DRDO, Indian Navy on Successful Flight Testing of VL-SRSAM
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. “Congratulate DRDO India and Indian Navy on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch [...]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
“Congratulate DRDO India and Indian Navy on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha”, the CM tweeted.
Congratulate @DRDO_India and @indiannavy on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, off the coast of #Odisha. #DRDO
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 7, 2021
According to the DRDO, the air defence system can engage targets at around 15km. The VL-SRSAM, indigenously designed and developed by DRDO for the Indian Navy, is meant for neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges, including sea-skimming targets.
The launch was conducted from a vertical launcher against an electronic target at a very low altitude. The flight path of the vehicle along with health parameters were monitored using a number of tracking instruments deployed by ITR, Chandipur. All sub-systems performed as per expectation, the Defence Ministry said in a release.
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