New Delhi [India], Amid the massive requirement of shoulder-fired air defense missiles, DRDO is going to test indigenous shoulder-fired air defense missiles before handing them over to the Indian Army for user trials.
The Defense Research and Development Organization is developing very short-range air defense missiles to meet the requirements of the Indian Army and Air Force to deal with high-moving aerial targets such as drones, fighter aircraft and helicopters in border areas.
Defense officials told ANI that DRDO is looking to test the indigenous tripod-fired short-range air defense missile at high altitude in mountainous areas like Ladakh or Sikkim.
He said that after successful completion of the trials, the missile system will be handed over to the users for their testing and evaluation.
The missile system is capable of engaging and destroying both long-range and short-range targets.
Officials said short-range targeting issues have been resolved and the system is moving forward.
Indian forces, led by the Indian Army, are trying to bridge the gap with various types of very short-range air defense missiles in their inventory.
Amid inventory shortage of shoulder-launched missiles to counter air threats from Pakistan and China, Indian Army makes progress on two cases worth Rs 6,800 crore to indigenously develop very short-range air defense (VSHORAD) system Still working.
Current VSHORAD missiles in Army and Air Force inventories are equipped with lR homing guidance systems, while the Igla 1M VSHORAD missile system was inducted in 1989 and planned for de-induction in 2013.
The Defense Research and Development Organization is developing very short-range air defense missiles to meet the requirements of the Indian Army and Air Force to deal with high-moving aerial targets such as drones, fighter aircraft and helicopters in border areas.
Defense officials told ANI that DRDO is looking to test the indigenous tripod-fired short-range air defense missile at high altitude in mountainous areas like Ladakh or Sikkim.
He said that after successful completion of the trials, the missile system will be handed over to the users for their testing and evaluation.
The missile system is capable of engaging and destroying both long-range and short-range targets.
Officials said short-range targeting issues have been resolved and the system is moving forward.
Indian forces, led by the Indian Army, are trying to bridge the gap with various types of very short-range air defense missiles in their inventory.
Amid inventory shortage of shoulder-launched missiles to counter air threats from Pakistan and China, Indian Army makes progress on two cases worth Rs 6,800 crore to indigenously develop very short-range air defense (VSHORAD) system Still working.
Current VSHORAD missiles in Army and Air Force inventories are equipped with lR homing guidance systems, while the Igla 1M VSHORAD missile system was inducted in 1989 and planned for de-induction in 2013.
