Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS)
On 27th September, 2022, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful test flight of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile from a ground based portable launcher at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. Both the flight tests have completely met the mission objectives.
Key Features
- About: VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian industry partners.
- Reaction Control System (RCS): VSHORADS missile incorporates many novel technologies including miniaturized Reaction Control System ....
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