{"id":310453,"date":"2024-09-17T19:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=310453"},"modified":"2024-09-17T19:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:38:45","slug":"vertical-launch-short-range-surface-to-air-missile-vlsrsam-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/vertical-launch-short-range-surface-to-air-missile-vlsrsam-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong> This post on Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Test<\/strong> is based on the article \u201cIndia successfully test fires two short-range surface-to-air missile in 2 days<\/a>\u201d published in India Today<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a017th September 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Why in News?<\/h2>\n

India successfully conducted back-to-back flight tests of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile<\/span> (VLSRSAM<\/span>) on September 12 and 13, 2024, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.<\/p>\n

About the VLSRSAM test<\/h2>\n
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Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. About:<\/strong> The test was executed using a land-based vertical launcher<\/span>, targeting a high-speed aerial target flying at low altitude. The missile system accurately tracked and successfully engaged the target.<\/p>\n

2. Objective:<\/strong> The primary objective of the test was to validate key updated components of the VL-SRSAM<\/span> weapon system<\/span>, including the Proximity Fuse and Seeker.<\/p>\n

3. Performance of VLSRSAM in the test:<\/strong> In both tests, the VLSRSAM system successfully intercepted high-speed<\/span>, low-altitude aerial targets<\/span> that simulated challenging sea-skimming threats. These threats are considered particularly difficult for naval platforms.<\/p>\n

Significance of the VLSRSAM<\/h2>\n

VLSRSAM Significance<\/strong>
\na. The VLSRSAM is engineered to neutralise a variety of airborne threats<\/span>, including aircraft, helicopters, drones, and incoming missiles.
\nb. It is equipped with advanced guidance systems<\/span> and cutting-edge technology<\/span>, enhancing its precision and agility.<\/p>\n

The successful demonstration strengthens India’s maritime air defence capabilities, and addresses evolving aerial threats in naval operations.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)<\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- This post on Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Test is based on the article \u201cIndia successfully test fires two short-range surface-to-air missile in 2 days\u201d published in India Today\u00a0on\u00a017th September 2024. Why in News? India successfully conducted back-to-back flight tests of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile… Continue reading Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Test<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959],"tags":[11872,11170],"class_list":["post-310453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-india-today","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310453\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}