SAMAR Air Defence System

SAMAR Air Defence System
SAMAR Air Defence System
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	India
Service history
In service	2022
Used by	Indian Air force
Production history
Designer	IAF’s 7 Base Repair Depot (BRD) and 11 BRD in partnership with Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki.
Variants	SAMAR I R-73 (missile); SAMAR II R-27 (air-to-air missile);
Specifications
Detonation; mechanism	Radio proximity fuze
Operational; range	12–40 km (7.5–24.9 mi)
Launch; platform	Ashok Leyland Stallion 4×4 truck (SAMAR I); BEML Tatra T815 8×8 truck (SAMAR II);

The Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation , or SAMAR is a quick reaction surface-to-air missile system. SAMAR has been developed by IAF’s 7 Base Repair Depot (BRD) and 11 BRD in partnership with Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki.

SAMAR is a short range air defence system using Russian origin Vympel R-73 and R-27 air to air missiles.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

↑ Satam, Parth (23 October 2022). "Indian 'Jugaad'! IAF Converts Obsolete Russian Air-To-Air Missiles Into Surface-To-Air Systems; Experts Perplexed". Latest Asian, Middle-East, EurAsian, Indian News. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
↑ "IAF's SAMAR Air Defence System". Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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[1] Satam, Parth (23 October 2022). "Indian 'Jugaad'! IAF Converts Obsolete Russian Air-To-Air Missiles Into Surface-To-Air Systems; Experts Perplexed". Latest Asian, Middle-East, EurAsian, Indian News. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[2] "IAF's SAMAR Air Defence System". Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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