India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted three successive flight trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
These tests were carried out against high-speed targets flying at very low altitude.
During all three flight tests, the missiles intercepted and completely destroyed the targets having reduced thermal signature mimicking low-flying drones at different flying conditions.
The flight tests were carried out in the final deployment configuration where two field operators carried out weapon readiness, target acquisition and missile firing.
The flight data captured by various range instruments like Telemetry, Electro-Optical Tracking System and Radar deployed by Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, confirmed the pin-point accuracy and established the unique capability of VSHORADS missile system in neutralizing drones along with other classes of aerial threats.
The flight tests were witnessed by senior officials of DRDO, Armed Forces and development and production partners.
What is VSHORADS?
VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence system designed and developed indigenously by Research Center Imarat in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Development cum Production Partners.
The missile system has the capability to meet the needs of all three branches of the Armed Forces, viz. Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, Armed Forces and the industries for the successful flight tests, terming it as a great success.
