Indian Army’s first made-in-India MR-SAM missile regiment to be deployed at China border
24 Feb 2023 10:42:33
New Delhi, Feb 24: In a significant boost to Indian Army’s Air Defence and Capability development along Northern Borders, the first Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) Regiment is being raised in the Eastern Theatre.
The Regiment has been equipped with MRSAM Weapon System indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
"The MRSAM weapon system which is also called the ‘Abhra’ Weapon System is a state of the art medium range air defence weapon system and is a joint venture of DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) with active participation from Indian public and private defence industry partners including MSMEs," stated an official release.
The MRSAM regiment will provide point and area air defence for ground assets against a wide range of threats, including fighter aircraft, UAVs, helicopters, guided and unguided munitions, sub-sonic and supersonic cruise missiles, etc.
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Lt Gen RP Kalita, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Eastern Command during the first visit to MRSAM Regiment highlighted that with such giant leap towards indigenisation in defence sector, India will soon become self-reliant in defence manufacturing in line with the national aim of "Atmanirbhar Bharat."
The MRSAM weapon system, which is also called the 'Abhra' weapon system, is a state-of-the art medium range air defence weapon system jointly developed by the DRDO and the Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) with active participation from Indian public and private defence industry partners including MSMEs.
The MRSAM weapon system is capable of engaging multiple targets up to a range of 70km in severe saturation scenarios. The missile is powered by indigenously developed rocket motor and control system for achieving high manoeuvrability during the terminal phase.
The weapon system comprises missiles, combat management system (CMS), mobile launcher systems (MLS), advanced long range radar, mobile power system (MPS), radar power system (RPS), reloader vehicle (RV) and field service vehicle (FSV).
