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  • 27 September, 2022

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Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS)

Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS)

  • Recently, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO )conducted two successful test flight of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile from a ground-based portable launcher at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
  • Both flight tests have completely met the mission objectives.

What is VSHORADS?

  • Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) is a Man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry Partners
  • The VSHORADS missile's design integrates a number of cutting-edge technology, including an integrated avionics system and a miniaturised reaction control system (RCS), both of which have been successfully tested.
  • The missile is driven by a dual thrust solid motor and is designed to destroy low-altitude aerial threats at close ranges.
  • The missile's design, including the launcher, has undergone extensive optimization to ensure portability.
  • Signifies: The Armed Forces will experience an additional technological boost thanks to this new missile that is packed with cutting-edge technology.

About Reaction Control System (RCS)

  • Thruster-based attitude control and steering are handled by a reaction control system (RCS).
  • Small quantities of thrust can be delivered by the RCS system in any desired direction or set of directions.

How do MANPADS work?

  • MANPADS are single or small group-fired surface-to-air missiles with a limited range, light weight, and portability that can take down helicopters or aircraft.
  • They aid in defending troops from aerial assaults and work best when aimed against low-flying aircraft.
  • Similar weapons known as MANPATs, or Man-Portable Anti-Tank Systems, are also used to disable or destroy military tanks.
  • MANPADS can engage targets at heights of 4.5 km and have a maximum range of 8 km.
  • In the 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union introduced the first MANPADS.

VL-SRSAM Missile System

Source: PIB


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