Current Context :  Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted the flight test of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM).

• Conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
• Flight test was carried out from a land-based vertical launcher.

ABOUT VL-SRSAM

• It is a vertically launched surface to air missile with all-weather capability for use by Indian Navy.
• It is a ship borne weapon system designed to neutralise various aerial threats at close ranges, including sea-skimming targets.
• Features: Indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker
• Equipped with advanced guidance systems and cutting-edge technologies that provide enhanced agility and precision in targeting.
• Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India.