{"id":91092,"date":"2026-03-05T13:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=91092"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:57:04","slug":"shtil-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/shtil-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Shtil Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Shtil Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Defence recently signed contracts worth a total of Rs 5,083 crore for the acquisition of six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III (Maritime Role) for the Indian Coast Guard and Surface-to-Air Vertical Launch &#8211; Shtil missiles for the Indian Navy. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Shtil Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>medium-range, ship-based<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>vertical-launch surface-to-air missile (SAM) system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developed by <\/span><b>Russia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It primarily <\/span><b>uses the 9M317ME semi-active radar homing (SARH) missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to <\/span><b>defend warships from aerial threats <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as helicopters, supersonic fighter aircraft, anti-ship cruise missiles, and drones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>engage <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up to<\/span><b> 12 targets simultaneously.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>range of 3.5 to 50 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can engage targets at altitudes between 5 meters and 15 km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Shtil SAM system <\/span><b>uses the information provided by the ship&#8217;s 3D radar system.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been <\/span><b>highly automated to reduce the reaction time <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the event of an attack.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can travel at <\/span><b>2.5 times the speed of sound.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2234987&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shtil Missile is a medium-range, ship-based, vertical-launch surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by Russia. 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