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Twin success for quick reaction surface-to-air missile: DRDO

| @indiablooms | Feb 26, 2019, at 07:16 pm

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said it has successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Reach Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) from ITRChandipur, off the Odisha Coast on Tuesday.

The two missiles were tested for different altitude and conditions.

The test flights successfully demonstrated the robust Control, Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Structural performance and high manoeuvring capabilities thus proving the design configuration, read a government statement.

Radars, Electro Optical Systems, Telemetry and other stations have tracked the Missiles and monitored through the entire flights. All the mission objectives have been met.

Raksha MantriSmt Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated DRDO on the successful test flights and said the indigenously developed state-of-the-art QRSAM will significantly boost the defence capabilities of our armed forces.

 

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