Science and Technology
In News: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system.
- All the mission objectives were met establishing pin-point accuracy of the weapon system with state-of-the-art guidance and control algorithms including warhead chain.
Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system
- It is a short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
- Designed and developed by DRDO to provide a protective shield to moving armoured columns of the Army from enemy aerial attacks.
- QRSAM is a canister-based system – stored and operated from specially designed compartments.
- The system is capable of detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging targets with short halts.
- Can operate on the move with search and track capability & fire on short halt
- The entire weapon system has been configured on mobile and is capable of providing air defence on the move.
- It has a range of 25 to 30 km.
- It also consists of two radars – Active Array Battery Surveillance Radar and Active Array Battery Multifunction Radar – with one launcher.
- Both radars have 360-degree coverage with “search on move” and “track on move” capabilities.
- The system uses a single-stage solid propelled missile and has a mid-course inertial navigation system with two-way data link and terminal active seeker developed indigenously by DRDO.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Questions
Q.1) With reference to the Agni-IV Missile, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? (2014)
- It is a surface-to-surface missile.
- It is fuelled by liquid propellant only.
- It can deliver a one-tonne nuclear warhead about 7500 km away.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
