Hyderabad, Feb 14 (UNI) The final production batch of Long Range Surface to Air Missiles (LRSAM), designed and developed by DRDO in collaboration with various industry partners and integrated by BDL, was flagged off on Sunday at DRDL, APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, here.
The event took place in the presence of Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, DDR&D and Chairman DRDO, and Rear Admiral V Rajasekhar, VSM Director, Defence Machinery Design Establishment (DMDE).
A Defence statement said here that LRSAM was jointly developed by DRDO and IAI Israel to equip the latest ships of the Indian Navy.
This LRSAM Missile system can provide point and area defence against various aerial targets, including fighter aircraft, subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles.
The Missile is powered by indigenously developed dual-pulse rocket motor and dual control system to impart the required manoeuvrability at the terminal phase. This state-of-the-art weapon system is designed with active Radio Frequency (RF) seeker to identify, track, engage and destroy the target with high kill probability.
The LRSAM system's end-to-end performance has been successfully demonstrated through a number of user flight trials from Indian Naval ships. This weapon system has been successfully productionised and delivered to the Indian Navy.
Dr Reddy highlighted the importance of indigenous production efforts and complemented the industries that have established the manufacturing facilities and successfully executed the production orders in achieving the goal towards 'Make in India'.
He also commended the efforts of Missile System Quality Assurance Agency (MSQAA), DG NAI in streamlining the production activities at various industries across India, leading to delivery of missiles with aerospace quality standards.
Rear Admiral V Rajasekhar, VSM of Indian Navy, appreciated the efforts of DRDO for successfully completing the production order and strengthening the air defence capability of Indian Navy. He also urged the DRDO to design and develop similar advanced weapon systems, meeting the futuristic warfare.
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