{"id":331048,"date":"2025-03-28T11:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=331048"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:22:55","slug":"vertically-launched-short-range-surface-to-air-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/vertically-launched-short-range-surface-to-air-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News-<\/strong> India recently conducted a successful flight test of the Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from a defense test facility off the Odisha coast. <strong>Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-331387 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vertically-Launched-Short-Range-Surface-to-Air-Missile.png?resize=507%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile\" width=\"507\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vertically-Launched-Short-Range-Surface-to-Air-Missile.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vertically-Launched-Short-Range-Surface-to-Air-Missile.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vertically-Launched-Short-Range-Surface-to-Air-Missile.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vertically-Launched-Short-Range-Surface-to-Air-Missile.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an indigenously developed weapon system by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/li>\n<li>This quick-reaction missile is <em>capable of neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges<\/em>, including sea-skimming targets.<\/li>\n<li>It was <em>originally designed for the Indian Navy<\/em> with a strike range of 40 km, it has now been enhanced to attack targets up to 80 km.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, it is being <em>developed for the Indian Air Force to safeguard its air bases<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It has a <em>solid propellant and weighs approximately 170 kg<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>It is capable of <em>reaching Mach 4.5<\/em>, it can achieve a <em>maximum altitude of 16 km.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>It employs a <em>fibre-optic gyroscope-based inertial guidance system<\/em> for mid-course flight, while its terminal phase is guided by active radar homing.<\/li>\n<li>Designed as an integrated missile and weapon control system (WCS), it <em>can hold multiple missiles within a twin quad-pack canister configuration<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- India recently conducted a successful flight test of the Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from a defense test facility off the Odisha coast. Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile. About Vertically Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile It is an indigenously developed weapon system by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 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