DRDO-Navy Achieve First Salvo Launch Of NASM-SR
Two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter, marking the first salvo launch of the air-launched anti-ship missile system: Reports
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully carried out the maiden launch of the Naval Anti-ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR) from a naval helicopter platform off the Bay of Bengal coast in Odisha.
Two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter, marking the first salvo launch of the air-launched anti-ship missile system. According to officials, all test objectives were met based on data recorded through range tracking systems, including radar, electro-optical systems and telemetry deployed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
The missiles demonstrated waterline hit capability along with salvo launch performance. The trials were witnessed by senior DRDO scientists, representatives of the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, and development-cum-production partners.
The NASM-SR uses a solid propulsion booster and long-burn sustainer. Key subsystems include a seeker, integrated avionics module, fibre-optic gyroscope-based inertial navigation system, radio altimeter, advanced control and guidance algorithms, high-bandwidth two-way data link and jet-vane control, developed indigenously by DRDO laboratories and Indian industry
The system has been developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, in collaboration with Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad; High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune; Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh; and the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO, the Indian Navy, the IAF and industry partners on the successful test, stating that the missile would enhance the operational capabilities of the armed forces.
