Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 24: The Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully test-fired by India on Friday from an Indian Naval Ship (INS) off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha, according to the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
A ship-borne weapon system called VL-SRSAM is designed to eliminate close-range aerial threats such targets that skim the surface of the sea.
The DRDO claims that the system was successfully activated during today’s launch against a high-speed aerial target resembling aeroplanes.
“The flight path of the vehicle along with health parameters were monitored using a number of tracking instruments deployed by ITR, Chandipur. The test launch was monitored by senior officials from DRDO and the Indian Navy,” they said.
