Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System successfully flight-tested, again

In a second flight test carried out off the coast of Odisha, the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System tracked the target accurately and successfully neutralised the airborne target
Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System successfully flight-tested, again
  • Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System successfully flight-tested by DRDO for a second time

  • The second test was carried out Tuesday at around 03:42 PM from the Chandipur based Integrated Test Range (ITR), off the Odisha coast

New Delhi: (Defence News) DRDO seems to be in a spree of testing missiles and arm systems. On Tuesday in yet another flight test, the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System tracked the target accurately and successfully neutralised the airborne target. The flight test, second in the series was conducted at around 03:42 PM from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The test was carried out once again, against the high-performance Jet Unmanned Aerial Target called Banshee, which simulates an aircraft.

The Radars acquired the target from a long-range and tracked it till the mission computer automatically launched the missile. Continuous guidance was provided through Radar data link. The missile entered the terminal active homing guidance and reached the target close enough for proximity operation of warhead activation.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO scientists on the successful flight test of QRSAM. "Congratulations to @DRDO_India for two back to back successful test trials of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile. First launch test on 13th Nov proved the Radar and Missile capabilities with a direct hit. Today's test demonstrated the warhead performance on proximity detection" he tweeted.

The flight test was conducted in the deployment configuration of the weapon system comprising of Launcher, fully Automated Command and Control System, Surveillance System and Multi-Function Radars. The QRSAM weapon system, which can operate on the move, consists of all indigenously developed subsystems. All objectives of the test were fully met. The launch was carried out in the presence of the users from the Indian Army. 

A number of range instruments like Radar, Telemetry and Electro-Optical Sensors were deployed which captured the complete flight data and verified the performance of the missile.

Teams from ARDE and R&DE(E) from Pune, LRDE Bengaluru, and IRDE Dehradun in addition to the Missile Complex Laboratories from Hyderabad and Balasore participated in the test. The first in the series test of QRSAM took place on 13th Nov 2020 achieving the milestone of a direct hit. The second test proved the performance parameters of the warhead.

Secretary DDR&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated all the teams who worked on the QRSAM project, on the second continuous successful flight test.

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