Mumbai: The Indian Navy achieved an important milestone in enhancing its Anti-Air Warfare Capability with the maiden cooperative engagement firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM), Navy announced Friday. The MRSAM has been manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries. The test fire took place 2 days back on May 15, 2019. The firing was undertaken on the Western Seaboard by Indian Naval Ships Kochi and Chennai wherein the missiles of both ships were controlled by one ship to intercept different aerial targets at extended ranges.
"With the successful 'Co-operative Engagement' firing of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile, Indian navy achieves a significant milestone in enhancing its Anti-Air Warfare Capability"Navy Spokesperson said on Twitter "With the successful 'Co-operative Engagement' firing of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile, Navy achieves a significant milestone in enhancing its Anti-Air Warfare Capability"