05/07/2017 Successful Flight Test of QRSAM

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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
03-July-2017 18:29 IST
Successful Flight Test of QRSAM

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile
(QRSAM) was successfully ight tested from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast at 11.30 AM today. All the
technologies and subsystems incorporated in the missile have performed well, meeting all the mission
requirements. All the Radars, Electro Optical Systems, Telemetry Systems and other stations have tracked the
Missile and monitored all the Parameters. The Missile test met all the objectives.

Director DRDL, Shri MSR Prasad, Director RCI, Shri BHVS N Murthy and Director ITR, Dr BK Das monitored
the launch operation in the presence of, Scientic Advisor to Raksha Mantri & DG (MSS) Dr G Satheesh Reddy.

Secretary, Department of Defence R&D Dr S Christopher congratulated scientists on the successful test re.

The Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley congratulated DRDO on the successful trial of QRSAM and said it is an
important milestone in the indigenous Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) development.

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