India successfully test-fired a Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) from the launch pad-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the seacoast here on Sunday. The indigenously-developed missile was tested at around 11 am.
The missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has a strike range of 25 km to 30 km and a capability of engaging multiple targets. This highly mobile air defence system has been developed for the Indian Army.
The QRSAM is an all-weather, all-terrain weapon with electronic counter measures against jamming by aircraft radars.
This was the second test-fire of the missile this year from Chandipur.
Earlier, the missile had been successfully tested on February 26 from a rotatable truck-based launch unit at Chandipur.
Notably, the missile was first tested on June 4, 2017 and the second test-fire was carried out, also successfully, on July 3, 2017.