The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test fired the Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SRSAM) off the coast of Odisha at 3.20 pm on 12 September 2024. This missile is completely indigenous.
It is installed in the vertical launch system in naval warships. That is why it is also called Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VR-SRSAM). But it can also be used from land.
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This missile is fitted with an indigenous Radio Frequency Seeker (RF Seeker) which increases its accuracy. It is capable of destroying targets flying at low altitudes. DRDO wants to introduce this missile to remove the old Barak missiles from the Navy.
This missile has a range of 80 km
The weight of this missile is 170 kg. The diameter of the 12.9 feet long missile is 7 inches. The span of its wings is 20 inches. A high-explosive pre-fragmented warhead is installed in this missile. This missile, which flies with the help of a solid fuel rocket engine, can strike up to a range of 80 kilometers.
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🚨🚨India successfully test-fired a Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SRSAM) system today at 3:20 PM from a missile test facility off the Odisha coast. pic.twitter.com/07KYO9ztXR
— Alpha Defense™ (@alpha_defense) September 12, 2024
Enemies tremble at the speed of 5556.6 km/hr
This missile can reach a maximum height of 52 thousand feet. Its maximum speed is 4.5 Mach. That is, 5556.6 kilometers per hour. That is, the enemy will not get time to escape. The specialty of this missile is that it rotates in 360 degrees and kills its enemy.
It has been jointly developed by DRDO and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). It can shoot down enemy aircraft or missiles flying at low altitude.
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