Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM)

It is a quick reaction surface-to-air missile that the DRDO independently designed and created for the Indian Navy with the intention of neutralising a variety of aerial threats at close ranges, including targets that skim the surface of the ocean.

  • Sea skimming is a method many anti-ship missiles and some fighter or strike aircraft use to escape radar and infrared detection.
  • The missile has been designed to strike high-speed airborne targets at the range of 40 to 50 km and at an altitude of around 15 km.
  • Its design is based on the Astra missile, an air-to-air missile with a ....
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