The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted three consecutive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
The Defence Ministry stated that these tests were carried out to revalidate the capability of the VSHORADS missile system in neutralizing high-speed threats flying at varying speeds, ranges, and altitudes. During all the flight tests, the missiles intercepted and destroyed the high-speed aerial targets, mimicking enemy aircraft in various threat scenarios, and successfully engaged all extreme engagement points.
The flight data captured by various range instruments, such as Telemetry and Electro-Optical Tracking System, validated the effectiveness of VSHORADS against a wide range of aerial threats. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, the Armed Forces, and the industries for the successful flight tests of the system. He said that the three consecutive flight trials of VSHORADS are a great success, and the system can soon be inducted into the armed forces.
