{"id":26621,"date":"2026-10-10T11:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T06:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26621"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T07:47:26","slug":"vertical-launch-short-range-surface-to-air-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vertical-launch-short-range-surface-to-air-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is making rapid progress on a homegrown shield for Indian warships, the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM). <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an indigenously developed Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SRSAM).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed and developed by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/defence-research-and-development-organisation-drdo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Defence Research &amp; Development Organisation (DRDO) <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is primarily a <\/span><b>ship-based weapon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for neutralising various <\/span><b>aerial threats at close ranges.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its primary mission is to <\/span><b>intercept &#8220;sea-skimming&#8221; targets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014missiles or drones that fly just above the ocean surface to evade early radar detection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a diameter of 178 mm and a wingspan of 508 mm, the missile is 3.93 metres long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powered by a <\/span><b>solid-propellant motor,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the missile can hit top speeds of Mach 4.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of engaging threats up to an <\/span><b>operational range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 80 km and an <\/span><b>altitude of 16 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system&#8217;s<\/span><b> vertical launch capability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of its most crucial operational advantages.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By <\/span><b>firing straight up from canister-based launchers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before turning toward its target, the missile provides <\/span><b>360-degree coverage.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means a warship can <\/span><b>intercept <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an <\/span><b>incoming threat from any direction<\/b> <b>without needing to physically rotate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the vessel or adjust a mechanical launcher.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It relies on a state-of-the-art<\/span><b> Multi-Function Radar (MFR).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span><b> Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> radar scans the sky, identifies threats, assigns priority, and feeds this critical data to the onboard Weapon Control Computer (WCC).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the missile approaches its target in the final phase of flight, an <\/span><b>indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes over to ensure pinpoint accuracy. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/defence.in\/threads\/indian-navy-prepares-for-crucial-vl-srsam-trials-to-counter-lethal-sea-skimming-threats-with-indigenous-tech.18859\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DEF<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile is designed and developed by the Defence Research &#038; Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy. 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