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QRSAM Weapon System

Recently, DRDO and the Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of the QRSAM system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast.

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Recently, DRDO and the Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of the QRSAM system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. 

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About Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)

  • It is a short-range Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system, primarily designed and developed to provide a protective shield to the moving armoured columns of the Army from aerial attacks.
  • Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
  • Range: 30 kms
  • It is unique in its ability to operate on the move, searching for and tracking enemy targets; and then fire on a short halt.
  • It is a single-stage and solid propellant missile.