DRDO successfully tests VSHORADS missile

September 29, 2022

The VSHORADS missile have been successfully tested at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.

Key facts

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducted two successful tests of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile in Odisha recently.
The VSHORADS is a man portable air defence system (MANPADS) designed and developed by DRDO in collaboration with the Indian industry partners.
It was developed by DRDO’s Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat (RCI) along with other DRDO facilities and private entities.
This missile is capable of neutralizing low-altitude aerial threats at short range.
It is designed in way that the missile can be easily moved from place to place.
This missile integrates numerous novel technologies, including a miniaturized Reaction Control System and integrated avionics.
It is propelled by a dual thrust solid motor.
Very Short Range Air Defence Missiles are critical for defending major cities and strategically important locations.
It is the last line of defence from low-flying aerial assets like fighter jets, helicopters and drones.
The Indian Army currently has Air Defence Guns L-70 and ZU-23 for this purpose. They are over 40 years old and are completely redundant in face of modern warfare technologies.
The Indian Army also does not have modern radar network capable of aiding and guiding air defence missiles while they engage with adversary fighter jets or helicopters.

About MANPADS

Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) are portable surface-to-air missile capable of attacking low-flying fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. They can be fired while being mounted on an individual’s shoulder or on a tripod. They were developed in the 1950s to protect troops from attacks by jet aircraft. The United States and the USSR were the first to introduce these weapons.

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