Balasore: In a record feat Tuesday evening, the country test fired its Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) system from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district.
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This was a prolific attempt for the second time in the last four days.
According to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources, the test was conducted around 3.42pm. The missile accurately hit an airborne target and neutralised it as well.
The QRSAM weapon system which can operate on the move consists of indigenously developed sub-systems. However, a number of range instruments were deployed which captured the complete flight data and verified performance of the QRSAM weapon system.
The test-fire was carried out against a high-performance jet and unmanned aerial target ‘Banshee’ which simulates an aircraft. The radars got hold of the target from a long-range and tracked it during the mission when the computer automatically launched the missile.
On the other hand, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO scientists on the successful flight test of QRSAM. DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy also congratulated the team that worked on the QRSAM project for its second successful test-fire.
Notably, the first QRSAM test-fire was conducted November 13. The second test firing of QRSAM with a range of around 30km paved the way for its commercial production, in the days ahead.
PNN
