DRDO hands over Air Defence Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force | Daily Current Affairs Dose

DRDO hands over Air Defence Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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DRDO hands over Air Defence Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force | Daily Current Affairs Dose

Defence Research and Development Organisation handed over the first deliverable Firing Unit (FU) of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force (IAF) in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh at Air Force Station, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on September 09, 2021.

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The  Air Defence Missile (MRSAM) System (IAF) is an advanced network centric combat Air Defence System developed jointly by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with the Indian industry comprising private and public sectors including MSMEs.

Air Defence Missile (MRSAM) System: Key Highlights

• MRSAM provides air defence against aerial threats like fighter aircraft, UAVs, guided and unguided munitions & cruise missiles
• Capable of engaging multiple targets at ranges up to 70 kilometres
• Indigenously developed rocket motor & control system for achieving high manoeuvrability
• State-of-the-art missile system

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Commander-in-Chief: President Ram Nath Kovind
• Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
• Vice Chief of the Air Staff: Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
• IAF Founded: 8 October 1932
• Headquarters: New Delhi