India successfully test fire medium range, surface-to-air missile off Odisha’s Balasore

The MRSAM missile has been jointly developed by the DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries.

Two launches of MRSAM Army version for two different ranges conducted successfully proving the system capability and performance on 27 March | Twitter/@DRDO_India

New Delhi: The Indian Army successfully test-fired medium-range missiles from Balasore, off the coast of Odisha, on Wednesday.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials said the Indian Army twice fired the ‘Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM)’ air defence system from the integrated test range (ITR) on Wednesday.

The missiles were tested against high-speed aerial targets at two different ranges.

The missile was test-fired twice on 27 March as well. Afterwards, the DRDO had tweeted: “MRSAM-Army missile system flight tested from ITR Balasore, Odisha at around 1030 hours intercepting a high-speed aerial target at long range. The target was destroyed by the missile in a direct hit.”

MRSAM-Army missile system flight tested from ITR Balasore at around 1030 Hrs intercepting a high speed aerial target at long range. The target was destroyed by the missile in a direct hit.@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi pic.twitter.com/Ra5yfHaHo1

— DRDO (@DRDO_India) March 27, 2022

This missile has been jointly developed by the DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries. The Army weapon comprises a mobile launcher system and a multi-function radar. It was first tested in December 2020.