Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)

28 Jun 2022 Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)

Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) – Today Current Affairs

• Recently Vertical Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight tested by Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Navy from an Indian Naval Ship at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur Odisha.

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About VL-SRSAM:

• VL-SRSAM has been jointly designed and developed by three units of Defense Research and Development Organization for deployment on warships of the Indian Navy.
• The missile has the capability to neutralize various airborne threats at close range including sea-skimming targets.
• Sea skimming is a technique used by many anti-ship missiles and some fighter or strike aircraft to evade radar and infrared detection.

Design : The Hindu Analysis

• The missile has a range of 40 to 50 km. Designed to attack high-speed air targets at a distance of up to 15 km and at an altitude of about 15 km.
• Its design is based on the Astra missile, which is an air-to-air missile beyond visual range.
• Astra (“Weapon”) is India’s first air-to-air all-weather active beyond visible range radar homing air-to-air missile, developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization.
• Beyond-Visual-Range Missile (BVR) is an air-to-air missile capable of hitting a range of 20 nautical miles or more.

Features : The Hindu Analysis

• Cruciform wings: They are four small wings arranged like a cross on four sides and provide a stable aerodynamic position to the projectile.
• Thrust vectoring: This is the ability to change the direction of thrust, angular velocity and position of the missile with its engine.
• Thrust is the force that moves the aircraft through the air.
• Canistered system: It controls the environment inside, thus making it easier to transport and store, and to make the weapon durable.

Defensive response:

 Chaff : The Hindu Analysis

• It is a countermeasure technique used around the world to protect naval ships from enemy radar and radio frequency (RF) missiles.

Missiles to counter anti-ship missiles : The Hindu Analysis

• These systems should have a rapid detection mechanism and quick response to warships.

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