India successfully test-fired VL-SRSAM missile system
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed shipborne weapon system, Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM), was successfully test fired from Chandipur in Odisha. This missile system has been designed to strike at the high-speed airborne targets.
Range: 40km to 50km
This missile’s design is based on Astra missile.
Two key features: cruciform wings and thrust vectoring.