QRSAM : Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile | UPSC

QRSAM : Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile | UPSC

      HEADLINES:

QRSAM Missile System Achieves Major Milestone

      WHY IN NEWS:

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Secretary DD R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated DRDO Scientists for the achievement.

SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Defence

      LEARNING: 

For PRELIMS go through specification , range , control systems and its significance in Indian Army.

For MAINS can you name a few Surface to Air Missiles ? Discuss the evolution of Surface to Air Missiles in India .

      CONTEXT: 

• Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile System (QRSAM) is a Short Range Surface to Air Missile system.
• QRSAM is designed to protect moving armoured columns from aerial attacks.
• The entire weapon system is configured on highly mobile platforms and is capable of providing air defence on the move.
• QRSAM Weapon Systems is being inducted into the Indian Army (IA).

• The Missile is canisterised for transportation and launch using a mobile launcher capable of carrying 6 canisterised missiles.

DEVELOPERS

QSRAM is a missile developed by:

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
• Bharat Electronics Limited
• Bharat Dynamics Limited for the Indian Army.

MANUFACTURER

• Bharat Dynamics, Bharat Electronics, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division.

DESCRIPTION

• This missile is an all-weather, all-terrain surface-to-air missile equipped with electronic counter measures against jamming by aircraft radars.
• The missile can be mounted on a truck and is stored in a canister.

• The single-staged missile utilized by the system is propelled using solid propellants.
• The missile is equipped with a midcourse inertial navigation system with a two-way data link and a DRDO-developed terminal active seeker.
• The system has the capability to search and track targets while moving.

COMMAND AND CONTROL

• QRSAM is a compact weapon system and is mobile.

The missile system comprises two four-walled radars both of which encompass a 360-degree coverage, namely,

• Battery Multifunction Radar
• Battery Surveillance Radar
• Battery Command Post Vehicle
• Mobile Launcher were deployed in the flight test.

SIGNIFICANCE

• The system is capable of detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging target with short halts.
• The system is designed to give air defence coverage against strike columns of Indian Army.
• The radar tracked the Banshee target from farthest range.

• Various DRDO labs DRDL, RCI, LRDE, R&DE(E), IRDE, ITR have participated in the test.
• The weapon system elements have been realized through Defence PSUs BEL, BDL and private industry L&T.
• The missile system is fully indigenous with active RF Seekers, Electro Mechanical Actuation (EMA) systems sourced from various industries.
• The Radar is four walled Active Phased Array Radar.
• All range Tracking stations, Radar, EOTs & Telemetry Stations monitored the flight parameters.

      IASbhai WINDUP: 

• The first test firing of the missile took place on 4 June 2017.
• The seventh-test took place on 23 December 2019 from Integrated Test Range (ITR), which included two firings of the missile.
• With this test, the development of the missile was declared complete.

• The system was deployed in Eastern Ladakh in June 2020.

     SOURCES:  PIB | QRSAM : Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile | UPSC

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