Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)

QRSAM has been developed to replace the ‘Akash’ missile defence system, and has 360-degree coverage. It is developed by DRDO and has been tested from the Odisha coast, Chandipur. It uses solid fuel propellant and has a strike range of 25-30 km with capability of hitting multiple targets.

• A number of range instruments like Radar, Telemetry and Electro Optical Sensors were deployed which captured the complete flight data and verified the performance of the missile.
• It is predominantly developed for the Indian Army and is in possession of State-of-the-art technology like array radar, radio frequency seeker and so on.
• It is capable of hitting the low flying objects.
• The QRSAM weapon system, which operates on the move, comprises fully automated command and control, active array battery surveillance radar, active array battery multifunction radar and launcher.
• Radars acquired the target from a long range and tracked it till the mission computer automatically launched the missile. Continuous guidance was provided through Radar data link. Missile entered the terminal active homing guidance and reached the target close enough for proximity operation of warhead activation.

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