An indigenously produced vertically launched short-range surface-to-air missile has been successfully flight tested by the Indian Navy and DRDO

This missile system will be an excellent force multiplier for Indian Navy: Defence Minister

INN/New Delhi, @Infodeaofficial

On March 26, 2025, at around 1200 hours, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) successfully tested the locally-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) in flight from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The flight test was conducted at low altitude and extremely close range against a high-speed aerial target using a land-based vertical launcher. It has demonstrated the missile system’s Near-Boundary-Low Altitude capability.

The missile demonstrated its agility, dependability, and pinpoint precision throughout the test by destroying the target entirely while completing the rapid rotation rate necessary for engaging targets at very close range. All components of the armament system were deployed in combat mode during the test. These components, which include the weapon control system, multi-function radar, and missile with an in-house radio frequency seeker, have all operated as planned. The flight data recorded by different range instruments created by ITR Chandipur was used to verify the system’s performance.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, the Indian Navy, and the industry, calling the missile system evidence of India’s robust design and development capabilities in defence research and development. According to him, it will be a great force multiplier for the Indian Navy.

In addition to congratulating DRDO, the Indian Navy, and related teams on this successful flight test, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of DRDO Dr. Samir V. Kamat said that the missile, which is outfitted with contemporary technology, will further advance the Armed Forces’ technological capabilities.