Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system achieves major milestone

Description

Context: The Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system has achieved a major milestone by a direct hit on to a Banshee Pilotless target aircraft at medium range and medium altitude.

India’s Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system achieved a major milestone on when it directly hit a pilotless target aircraft (PTA) at medium range and medium altitude.

QRSAM

Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) is a missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in association with Bharat Electronics Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited for the Indian Army.
This missile is an all-weather, all-terrain surface-to-air missile equipped with electronic counter measures against jamming by aircraft radars.
QRSAM uses solid-fuel propellant and has a range of 25–30 km. The single-staged missile utilized by the system is propelled using solid propellants.
The system is capable of detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging targets with short halts.
It is designed to give air defence coverage against strike columns of the Army.
Propelled by a single stage solid propellant rocket motor, the sophisticated missile uses indigenous subsystems.
The missile is cannisterised for transportation and launch using a mobile launcher, capable of carrying six canisterised missiles.