Indian Air Force is soon going to test its new air defense system SAMAR-2. The range of this air defense system is 30 kilometers. That means, if it is deployed on Pakistan or China border, it will destroy their missile only 30 kilometers in the air. Will not allow it to enter the country’s border.
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The full name of SAMAR is Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation. Its older version i.e. SAMAR-1 is deployed in Ladakh near the China border. This missile system was inducted into the army only in December 2023. Actually the Summer Air Defense System is the old Russian air-to-air missiles R-73 and R-27.
These missiles were going to be useless. That means expired. Then Indian scientists changed it to an air defense system. Its firepower was demonstrated in the air power exercise held in Pokhran a few months ago. Whose video is here below.
Know the power of this weapon…
Samar missile is launched from a truck. It can hit any air target at a speed of 2982 km/hr. This missile system is operated by the BRD unit of the Air Force. It can target any type of aerial target i.e. helicopters and fighter jets.
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Samar-1 short range missile
There is a provision to mount two missiles on its launcher. The range of this missile is 12 to 40 km. Two types of missiles are used in the Samar Air Defense System. SAMAR 1. After the change, it has now become a surface-to-air missile. Its weight is 105 kg, length is 9.7 feet, diameter is 6.5 inches and it carries a warhead of 7.4 kg.
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Samar-2 is more deadly and heavier
SAMAR 2 means air-to-air missile. This is a missile weighing 253 kg. It is 13.4 feet long. Its diameter is 9.1 inches. There are fans installed in it. Whose wingspan is 30.4 inches. A warhead of 39 kg can be installed in it. Which can be blast fragmentation or continuous rod.
The launchers for firing both are also different
The launch trucks that fire these missiles are also different. Ashok Leyland Stallion 4×4 truck is used for Samar-1. Whereas BEML Tatra T815 8×8 truck is used to fire Samar-2 missiles. The missiles in it are actually from Russia. Which have been changed in India. These missiles are- Vympel R-73 and R-27 missiles. The Indian Air Force has thousands of Vympel R-73E missiles.