Successful Launches of VL-SRSAM Missile System

Context

Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful launches of VL-SRSAM. 

About VL-SRSAM

• The Vertical Launch - Short Range Surface to Air Missile, or VL-SRSAMis a surface-to-air missile.
• It is indigenously designed and developed by DRDO for the Indian Navy.
• VL-SRSAM is meant for neutralizing various aerial threats at close ranges.
• It is intended to replace the older Barak-1 surface-to-air missile system onboard Indian Navy warships.

Features

• It features mid-course inertial guidance with terminal active radar homing.
• It has cruciform short-span long-chord wings.
• Each Vertical Launch Unit (VLU) can hold upto eight missiles and multiple launch units can be installed on a ship.
• Areal Range: VL-SRSAM has different ranges with 360° interception
• Engine: It has a Smokeless Solid-fuel rocket motor.
• Propellant: Solid fuel
• Operational range: 40-50Km
• Warhead: High-explosive pre fragmented warhead

Other missile Systems

• Air-to-Air, Ballistic, Cruise, Surface-to-Air, Anti-radiation, Anti-ship, Anti-tank.

Other Surface-to-Air missiles