Bhubaneswar: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on Friday successfully flight tested the Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from an Indian Naval Ship (INS) off the coast of Chandipur in Odish.
The launch was conducted from the Indian Naval Ship, off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha,” ANI quoted the DRDO officials as saying.
According to the DRDO, today’s launch of the system was conducted against a high-speed aerial target mimicking aircraft, which was successfully engaged. This was the second test of the Agni Prime missile.
The test was conducted at 11am off the APJ Abdul Kalam island in balasore.The first test was successfully carried out on June 28 at the same place.
The DRDO said in a statement that the test was carried out by DRDO at 11.06am. The Telemetry, radar, electro-optical stations and downrange ships were positioned along eastern coast which tracked and monitored missile trajectory and parameters. The Missile followed the textbook trajectory and met all mission objectives with high level of accuracy.
Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence and Research Development Organization (DRDO) for the successful flight test and expressed his happiness over the system’s performance.
“Congratulations to DRDO, Indian Navy & the industry for the successful flight test of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha. This success will further enhance the defence capability of Indian Naval Ships against the aerial threats (sic),” Singh tweeted.
The ballistic missile weighs 50 per cent less than Agni 3 and can be launched from rail and road and stored for a longer period and transported all across the country as per operational requirements
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