Medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM)
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Science & Technology
- Published
5th Apr, 2022
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Context
The DRDO conducted two successful flight tests of the Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM).
About
About MRSAM:
- The MRSAM is a surface-to-air missile jointly developed by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for use by the Indian Army.
- The missile will replace the ageing Air Defence systems of the Army.
- The MRSAM weapon system comprises multi-function radar, mobile launcher system and other vehicles.
- It has Army, Navy and Air Force variants.
- The mobile launcher can transport, place and launch eight canisterised missiles.
- These can be fired either in single mode or in ripple firing mode in a vertical firing position.
- The missile’s management system uses the radar to track and correctly identify the target, calculates the distance from it and gives all the information to the Commander for a decision to be made on interception.
- The missile itself is 5 metres in length with a weight of around 275 kg.
- It is equipped with fins and canards to stabilise its flight and provide it manoeuvrability.
- The missile is powered by a solid propulsion system coupled with a thrust vector control system.
- The missile can move at a maximum speed of Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound).
- It can engage multiple targets upto a range of 70 km.
List of the surface to air missiles in India:
- Akash
- Akash-1S
- Akash Mk2
- Akash-NG
- QRSAM
- Barak 8
- MR-SAM
- LR-SAM
- XR-SAM
About DRDO
- DRDO is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
- DRDO was formed in 1958 from the amalgamation of the then already functioning Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army and the Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP) with the Defence Science Organisation (DSO).
- DRDO was then a small organisation with 10 establishments or laboratories.
- Over the years, it has grown multi-directionally in terms of the variety of subject disciplines, number of laboratories, achievements and stature.
- DRDO’s pursuit of self-reliance and successful indigenous development and production of strategic systems and platforms have given quantum jump to India’s military might, generating effective deterrence and providing crucial leverage, such as:
- Agni and Prithvi series of missiles
- light combat aircraft, Tejas
- multi-barrel rocket launcher, Pinaka
- air defence system, Akash
- a wide range of radars and electronic warfare systems; etc.,
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