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VSHORAD (India)
| VSHORAD | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | under development |
| Production history | |
| Designer | DRDO |
| Manufacturer | Adani Defence and Aerospace |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 20.5 kg (45 lb) |
| Length | 2.00 metres (6 ft 7 in) |
| Diameter | 90 mm (3.5 in) |
| Warhead | 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) |
Detonation mechanism | Adaptive proximity fuze |
| Engine | Booster and dual thrust smokeless solid propellant |
| Wingspan | 32 cm (13 in) |
Operational range | 250 m (820 ft) – 6 km (20,000 ft) |
| Flight altitude | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.5 |
Guidance system | Dual waveband infra-red |
Launch platform | Tripod, weapon platform |
VSHORADS is a Indian man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) designed by the DRDO. It designed for anti-aircraft warfare and neutralizing low altitude aerial threats at short ranges.
Development[edit]
The Indian army has been using IGLA-M since 1980s. The system today is not well suited for evolving modern threats. In the year 2018, Russia’s Rosoboronexport came out victorious and was believed to supply $ 1.3 bn IGLA-S missile system to the Indian Army.[1]The IGLA-S systems under the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) deal is still pending and under review by the Defence Ministry to reduced arm import and promote Make In India. However, The Indian Army has inducted a small number of IGLA-S systems bought from Russia under emergency procurement.[2] DRDO grabbed this opportunity and started working on its own very short-range air defence or VSHORADS program.
DRDO VSHORADS is designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry Partners. VSHORADS missile incorporates many novel technologies including miniaturized Reaction Control System (RCS) and integrated avionics. The missile is propelled by a dual thrust solid motor.[3]
Testing[edit]
On 27 Sep 2022, DRDO conducted two successful test flights of VSHORADS missile from a ground-based portable launcher from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur , off the coast of Odisha.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Indian Army to get Russian VSHORAD missile system for air defence". Financialexpress. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ Peri, Dinakar (2022-04-02). "Army inducts Russian MANPADS". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ "Successful Flight Tests of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) Missile by DRDO". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ "DRDO conducts successful test flight of VSHORADS missile". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-10-06.