DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Trials of Indigenous VSHORADS Missile System

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted three consecutive flight trials of the indigenous Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. These tests validated the missile's capability to intercept and destroy high-speed aerial threats at varying speeds, ranges, and altitudes. Designed by Research Centre Imarat with DRDO labs and industry partners, VSHORADS is a man-portable system intended for all three armed forces branches. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the teams and indicated the system's imminent induction.