Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful launches of VL-SRSAM.
Context
Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful launches of VL-SRSAM.
About VL-SRSAM
- The Vertical Launch - Short Range Surface to Air Missile, or VL-SRSAMis a surface-to-air missile.
- It is indigenously designed and developed by DRDO for the Indian Navy.
- VL-SRSAM is meant for neutralizing various aerial threats at close ranges.
- It is intended to replace the older Barak-1 surface-to-air missile system onboard Indian Navy warships.
Features
- It features mid-course inertial guidance with terminal active radar homing.
- It has cruciform short-span long-chord wings.
- Each Vertical Launch Unit (VLU) can hold upto eight missiles and multiple launch units can be installed on a ship.
- Areal Range: VL-SRSAM has different ranges with 360° interception
- Engine: It has a Smokeless Solid-fuel rocket motor.
- Propellant: Solid fuel
- Operational range: 40-50Km
- Warhead: High-explosive pre fragmented warhead
Other missile Systems
- Air-to-Air, Ballistic, Cruise, Surface-to-Air, Anti-radiation, Anti-ship, Anti-tank.
Other Surface-to-Air missiles
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Trishul
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Short range
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9 Km
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Mach 1+
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Akash
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Medium range
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30-50 Km
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Mach 2.8-3.5
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Maitri
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Quick reaction
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30 Km
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QRSAM
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Quick reaction
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30 Km
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Barak 8
(MRSAM and LRSAM)
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Medium and Long-range
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100 and 150 Km
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Mach 2
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