The Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) is a Department of Defense agency. DRDOis headquartered in New Delhi, and was founded in 1958 by amalgamating which boosted the self-reliance and crated a proud moment for India by Two successful launches, of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile Surface, both were carried out by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) (VL-SRSAM) off the Odisha coast in Balasore.
The launches were carried out from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) static vertical launcher in Chandipur coast of Odisha. VL-SRSAM is intended to neutralize different aerial threats at close ranges, including sea-skimming targets.
The VL-SRSAM built and produced by the DRDO for the Indian Navy indigenously, is intended to neutralize various aerial threats at close ranges, including marine skimming targets, the missiles intercepted the simulated targets with pinpoint precision on both occasions. The missiles were tested for minimum and maximum range.
Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence, congratulated DRDO on the successful trials. The teams involved in the successful VL-SRSAM Missile System flight test were congratulated by Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary R&D and Chairman, DRDO. The team senior scientists from all DRDO labs were present in the launches along with the design and development such as RCI and DRDL and Engineers from Pune.
The tests have shown the efficacy of the weapon system and a few more tests will be carried out on the ships shortly before deployment The VL-SRSAM device would prove to be a force multiplier for the Navy once deployed.
