Medium Range-Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM)

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The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired a Medium range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) air defence missile system aboard the INS Surat warship in the Arabian Sea recently.

About Medium Range-Surface to Air Missile

• It is a high-response, quick-reaction, vertically launched supersonic missile designed to neutralize enemy aerial threats – missiles, aircraft, guided bombs, helicopters, etc.
• It is developed jointly by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries, and is produced at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
• Features:
  • Each MRSAM weapon system comprises one command and control system, one tracking radar, missiles, and mobile launcher systems.
  • The mobile launcher is used to transport, emplace, and launch up to eight canisterised missiles in two stacks. 
  • It can fire the missiles in single or ripple firing modes from the vertical firing position.
  • The weapon is 4.5 m-long, weighs approximately 276kg, and is equipped with canards and fins for control and manoeuvrability.
  • It is equipped with an advanced active radar radio frequency (RF) seeker, advanced rotating phased array radar, and a bidirectional data link. 
  • It is powered by a dual-pulse solid propulsion system developed by DRDO.
  • The propulsion system, coupled with a thrust vector control system, allows the missile to move at a maximum speed of Mach 2. 
  • The weapon has the ability to engage multiple targets simultaneously at ranges of 70 km.

Medium Range-Surface to Air Missile FAQs

Q1. The Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) is developed jointly by DRDO and which foreign organization?

Ans. Israel Aerospace Industries

Q2. What is the primary purpose of the MRSAM system?

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Ans. Neutralize aerial threats like missiles, aircraft, and helicopters

Q3. What is the maximum engagement range of the MRSAM system?

Ans. 70 km

Source: HT