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MRSAMS                                                                                   

28th March, 2022

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Context: India successfully test-fired the Army version of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) from a defence facility off the Odisha coast demonstrating the system's high killing efficiency.

About Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM):

  • The network-centric and most advanced sleek missile has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with public and private sector enterprises.
  • With a strike range of nearly 100 km, the 4.5-meter long supersonic quick reaction missile weighs around 2.7 tonnes and can carry a payload of 60 kg.
  • Each MRSAM unit comprises one command and control system, multi-functional surveillance tracking radar, threat alert radar, mobile launcher, combat management system, mobile power and radar power systems apart from the missile.
  • It has been developed with cutting-edge technology to neutralise airborne threats like jets, subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles, anti-tank systems and rockets.
  • The air version of the MRSAM system has already been handed over to Indian Air Force (IAF).
  • Travelling at a speed of Mach 2, it can achieve high degrees of maneuverability at the terminal phase.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-mrsam-missiles-flight-test-odisha-coast-7839134/