Naveen Congratulates DRDO on Successful Flight Testing of VL-SRSAM Off Odisha Coast
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) at Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. “Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to [...]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) at Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
“Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) at Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha”, the CM tweeted.
Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful flight testing of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) at Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off the coast of #Odisha. #DRDO
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 24, 2022
A Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile was successfully flight-tested by the DRDO from a naval ship at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha on Friday.
The VL-SRSAM is a ship-borne weapon system which works for neutralising various aerial threats at close range including sea-skimming targets.
The launch was conducted against a high-speed aerial target mimicking an aircraft, which was successfully engaged, said the Ministry of Defence in a statement.
The flight path of the vehicle along with health parameters were monitored using a number of tracking instruments deployed by ITR, Chandipur.
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