India-Israel joint Venture LRSAM Succesfully Tested

28 November ,New Delhi

For the first time, Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM), jointly designed and developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel and DRDO, has been successfully flight tested from an Israeli Naval Platform, an official announcement said late Friday night.

The missile successfully engaged and destroyed the incoming air target, the press statement issued by the Defence Ministry said. “All the subsystems of the missile performed as predicted and achieved the desired goal of hitting the incoming target.

DRDO has designed and developed Dual Pulse Propulsion System and other safe arm mechanisms for Solid Propulsion system for the first time.

This test from Israel Naval Platform achieved the major milestone in proving the missile system with complete participation of the Ship Borne Tracking Equipment,” it said.

The missile configuration is same for both Long Range and Medium Range surface to air missiles. Further Operational Flight Trials (OFT) will be conducted shortly from Indian Naval Platform before its induction into the service.

After completion of trials, LRSAM will be deployed on Indian Naval Ships built under Project 15A, which is Kolkata class of destroyers. The LRSAM programme consists of Missiles, MFSTAR (Radar), Weapon Control System, Vertical Launcher unit and Two- way data link.