Watch: Indian Navy Tests Medium Range Surface-To-Air Missile From INS Visakhapatnam

The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired a Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM), achieving a significant milestone in the ongoing effort towards enhancing its anti-air warfare capability.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation has jointly developed the missile in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries. The missile is manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited.

The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force have also tested their own versions of the missile in recent years.

In September 2021, the first deliverable firing unit MRSAM was handed over to IAF in the presence of at the Air Force Station in Jaisalmer.

"The missile is powered by indigenously developed rocket motor and control system for achieving high manoeuvrability during the terminal phase," the statement added.