On 23rd December 2019, after a series of seven tests beginning in 2017, one of which was unsuccessful, India’s DRDO announced the completion of development trials of an indigenous Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM). The QRSAM was flight-tested with full configuration in deployment mode intercepting the target mid-air.

The QRSAM weapon system, which is mobile comprises a fully automated command and control, an active array battery surveillance radar, an active array battery multifunction radar and associated missile launcher. Both the radars have 360-degree coverage with search on move and track on move capability.

The missile has a range of 30km and an effective altitude of up to 6000m and is intended for the interception of low-altitude aerial targets such as manned aircraft, UAVs and cruise missiles.

The missile, which will be ready to be inducted into the Indian armed forces in 2021, is likely to supplement and later supplant OSA-AKM (SA-8b) systems operated by the Indian army and Indian Air Force.

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