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DRDO to conduct more land-based trials of VL-SRSAM

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) plans to more trial launched of vertical launch short-range surface-to-air missile (VL-SRSAM) system later this year before it starts trials from warships.  

VL-SRSAM was twice tested from a makeshift static vertical launcher from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur successfully. The launches were conducted for a demonstration of vertical launch ability as part of its maiden launch campaign and the missiles intercepted the simulated targets with pinpoint accuracy. They were tested for minimum and maximum range. In Fresh trials planned, the British-made target drone Banshee will be used to simulate a sea-skimming missile and will also include live warheads this time. 

VL-SRSAM is indigenously built by DRDO for the Indian Navy. They are meant for neutralizing various aerial threats at close range, including sea-skimming targets, and have a range of 40 Km. It is said that once deployed in frontline warships, the VL-SRSAM system will prove to a force-multiplier for the Navy. It will replace the aging Barak-1 Point sir defence system.  

Indian Air Force has been offered a truck-based Mobile Canister VL-SRSAM system to be used as a Short-ranged air defence system against aerial threats for its forward airbases and infrastructure.  

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