In a major achievement aimed at galvanising its air defence capability, India successfully test-fired two long range surface-to-air missiles (LRSAM), jointly developed with Israel, from a base off the Odisha coast.
The missile was first test launched from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at around 10.13 hours, while the second LRSAM was test-fired at about 14.25 hours, defence officials said.
In both the tests, the state-of-the-art missiles destroyed the aerial target, he said. Apart from the missile, the system includes a Multi Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile, officials said, adding the missile along with MFSTAR would provide users the capability to neutralise aerial threats.
The missile was first test launched from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at around 10.13 hours, while the second LRSAM was test-fired at about 14.25 hours, defence officials said.
In both the tests, the state-of-the-art missiles destroyed the aerial target, he said. Apart from the missile, the system includes a Multi Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile, officials said, adding the missile along with MFSTAR would provide users the capability to neutralise aerial threats.
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