Successful Test-Firing: The Indian Navy recently conducted a successful test-firing of the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM) from the INS Surat warship in the Arabian Sea.
Air Defence System: MR-SAM is an air defence missile system designed to neutralize aerial threats.
Threats Neutralised: Capable of intercepting missiles, aircraft, guided bombs and helicopters
Quick Reaction: It is a high-response, quick-reaction missile system.
Joint Development: Developed jointly by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries.
Production: Produced at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
System Components: Includes command and control system, tracking radar, missiles, and mobile launcher systems.
Mobile Launcher: Transports, emplaces, and launches up to eight canisterised missiles.
Firing Modes: Can fire missiles in single or ripple firing modes from a vertical position.
Missile Specs: 4.5 m long, weighs 276 kg, equipped with canards and fins.
Advanced Features: Has advanced active radar RF seeker, rotating phased array radar, and bidirectional data link.
Propulsion: Powered by a dual-pulse solid propulsion system developed by DRDO, enabling a maximum speed of Mach 2.
Range: Can engage multiple targets simultaneously at a range of 70 km.