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style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Range_Air_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="Short Range Air Defense">Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system" title="Man-portable air-defense system">Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In service</th><td class="infobox-data">Under development</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Research_Centre_Imarat" title="Research Centre Imarat">Research Centre Imarat</a> (<a href="/wiki/DRDO" class="mw-redirect" title="DRDO">DRDO</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adani_Enterprises#Adani_Defence_&_Aerospace" title="Adani Enterprises">Adani Defence & Aerospace</a> <br />ICOMM Tele Limited</td></tr><tr><th 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title="Shoulder-launched missile">Shoulder-launched</a><br /></li> <li>Tripod weapon system</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Very Short Range Air Defence System</b>, or <b>VSHORADS</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system#Fourth_generation" title="Man-portable air-defense system">fourth generation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_system" title="Man-portable air-defense system">man-portable air-defense system</a> (MANPADS) developed by <a href="/wiki/Research_Centre_Imarat" title="Research Centre Imarat">Research Centre Imarat</a> (RCI), a research lab under <a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Defence Research and Development Organisation</a> (DRDO), located in <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Multiple DRDO laboratories along with Indian industry partners are participating in the project. It is designed for <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">anti-aircraft warfare</a> and neutralising low altitude aerial threats at short ranges.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VSHORAD_(India)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla#Igla" title="9K38 Igla">Igla-1M</a> has been in use by the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> since the 1980s. Presently, the system is ill-equipped to handle emerging contemporary threats.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="Ministry of Defence (India)">Ministry of Defence</a> (MoD) released the <a href="/wiki/Request_for_proposal" title="Request for proposal">request for proposal</a> (RFP) for the VSHORAD program, which initiated the beginning of the selection process. When the VSHORAD order was first proposed in 2010, its estimated value was <a href="/wiki/%E2%82%B9" class="mw-redirect" title="₹">₹</a>27,000 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crores</a>. It was listed as one of the high priority procurement program by the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several variants, including ship-based pedestals, man-portable/vehicle-mounted versions, were planned for acquisition.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The obsolescence of Army’s air defence inventory was noted by <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of the Army Staff (India)">Chief of the Army Staff</a> <a href="/wiki/General_V._K._Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="General V. K. Singh">General V. K. Singh</a> in a letter to former <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a> in March 2012. The Technical Evaluation Committee examined and approved the <a href="/wiki/Rosoboronexport" title="Rosoboronexport">Rosoboronexport</a> <a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla#9K338_Igla-S_(SA-24_Grinch)" title="9K38 Igla">9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saab_AB" title="Saab AB">Saab</a> <a href="/wiki/RBS_70#Latest_upgrade" title="RBS 70">RBS 70 NG</a>, <a href="/wiki/MBDA" title="MBDA">MBDA</a> <a href="/wiki/Mistral_(missile)" title="Mistral (missile)">Mistral</a>, and <a href="/wiki/LIG_Nex1" title="LIG Nex1">LIG Nex1</a> <a href="/wiki/KP-SAM_Chiron" title="KP-SAM Chiron">KP-SAM Chiron</a> in January 2012. While <a href="/wiki/Starstreak" title="Starstreak">Starstreak</a> from <a href="/wiki/Thales_Air_Defence" title="Thales Air Defence">Thales Air Defence</a> had already been rejected for non-compliance at the paper evaluation stage. The LIG Nex1 KP-SAM Chiron was removed after failing to appear for trials.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MoD paused the process as it reviewed <a href="/wiki/Raytheon" title="Raytheon">Raytheon</a>'s offer to sell its <a href="/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger" title="FIM-92 Stinger">FIM-92 Stinger</a> on a government-to-government basis. The negotiations were unsuccessful as there was minimal progress on <a href="/wiki/Technology_transfer" title="Technology transfer">technology transfer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Rosoboronexport 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch), the Saab RBS 70 NG, and the MBDA Mistral were the three competitors for the order, and their trials were concluded in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to reports in December 2015, India was thinking of forgoing the global tender in favor of an indigenous project falling under the Buy and Make (Indian) procurement category.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The staff evaluation is meant to be finished in a maximum of 12 weeks, as per the Defence Procurement Procedure, but it wasn't finished till 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The MoD conducted re-confirmatory trials in 2016 as a result of vendor non-compliance.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, the procurement process was stalled by the noncompliance of two out of three vendors.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, the Army's effort to acquire Man-Portable Air Defence Systems came to an end. After receiving bids from Sweden's Saab RBS70 NG and France's MBDA Mistral, Russia's 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch), has been deemed the lowest bidder (L-1 in Indian defense lingo) for $3 billion competitive tender.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 5,175 missiles and related equipment, such as launchers, sensors, thermal imaging sights, and command and control units, have been requested by the Indian Army under the VSHORAD program. Of these, about 2,300 will be imported in full, 260 will be in <a href="/wiki/Semi-knocked_down" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-knocked down">semi-knocked down</a> (SKD) condition, 1,000 will be completely <a href="/wiki/Knocked_down_kit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knocked down kit">knocked down</a> (CKD), and 600 will be produced in India.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VSHORAD_(India)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maiden_launch_of_Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_missile.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Maiden_launch_of_Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_missile.jpg/220px-Maiden_launch_of_Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_missile.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Maiden_launch_of_Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_missile.jpg/330px-Maiden_launch_of_Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_missile.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Maiden_launch_of_Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_missile.jpg/440px-Maiden_launch_of_Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_missile.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3898" data-file-height="2598" /></a><figcaption>Maiden launch of Very Short Range Air Defence System</figcaption></figure> <p>Under the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) program, the Ministry of Defence is examining the <a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla#9K338_Igla-S_(SA-24_Grinch)" title="9K38 Igla">9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch)</a> system. To promote <a href="/wiki/Make_in_India" title="Make in India">Make in India</a> and reduce the import of weapons, the procurement is being delayed. However, a small number of 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch) system that were acquired from <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> under emergency procurement have been used by the Indian Army.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, DRDO seized the opportunity and began developing its own Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS). <a href="/wiki/Research_Centre_Imarat" title="Research Centre Imarat">Research Centre Imarat</a> (RCI) in <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a> is responsible for the design and development of VSHORADS, working with other DRDO laboratories and Indian business partners.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 11, 2023, the MoD granted the VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile variant Acceptance of Necessity (AoN).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reportedly, the DRDO VSHORAD is being built concurrently with another Indian VSHORAD project as a joint venture between a public sector entity based in Hyderabad (possibly <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Dynamics_Limited" title="Bharat Dynamics Limited">Bharat Dynamics Limited</a>) and a private sector entity based in <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a>. To counter drones, helicopters, and fighter jets flying at low altitude, the later missile will be <a href="/wiki/Beam_riding#Laser_beam_riding" title="Beam riding">laser beam riding</a> VSHORAD system. An order of 200 launchers and 1200 missiles is expected for this project, which is valued at <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_rupee" title="Indian rupee">₹</a></span>4,800 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a></span> (US$580 million). While Indian Army will procure 700 missiles, the Indian Air Force will procure the rest of it.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DRDO has developed a tripod-based weapon system as of May 2024, and work is in progress to miniaturize the technology for use as a shoulder-launched variant. The Indian Army is expected to place an initial order for about 500 launchers and 3000 missiles for the DRDO VSHORAD project.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 26 July 2024, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="Ministry of Defence (India)">Minister of State for Defence</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Seth_(Jharkhand_politician)" title="Sanjay Seth (Jharkhand politician)">Sanjay Seth</a> notified the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament</a> in writing that the development of the shoulder fired variant can make use of certain subsystems and technology from VSHORADS project.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The development of the miniaturized fourth generation man-portable air-defense system VSHORADS was officially completed on 5 October 2024 after a series of developmental trials. As part of the Development cum Production Partner (DcPP) program, DRDO has selected <a href="/wiki/Adani_Enterprises#Adani_Defence_&_Aerospace" title="Adani Enterprises">Adani Defence & Aerospace</a> and ICOMM Tele Limited. Since its beginning, the VSHORAD project has involved every branch of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design">Design</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VSHORAD_(India)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The missile is propelled by <a href="/wiki/Dual-thrust_rocket_motor" title="Dual-thrust rocket motor">dual-thrust rocket motor</a> and is made to take out low flying targets. To guarantee effortless mobility, the missile's design, encompassing the launcher, has undergone extensive optimization.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>VSHORAD missile incorporates integrated avionics and miniaturized <a href="/wiki/Reaction_control_system" title="Reaction control system">Reaction Control System</a> (RCS) to increase mid-air maneuverability.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile uses a state-of-art uncooled <a href="/wiki/Infrared_imaging" class="mw-redirect" title="Infrared imaging">infrared imaging</a> seeker.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By varying its thrust, the dual pulse solid propellant rocket motor of the VSHORADS preserves its maneuverability, boosting thrust when required. In order to improve its kill capabilities, the dual waveband infrared imaging seeker can identify its target and use target-specific pursuit algorithms.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under complex countermeasure environments, the seeker can distinguish between targets and decoys with high precision. The reactive thrust vectoring mechanism and aerodynamic surfaces enable complicated and erratic maneuvers while in flight.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Testing">Testing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VSHORAD_(India)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Developmental_trials">Developmental trials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VSHORAD_(India)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Developmental trials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/VSHORADS.webm/220px--VSHORADS.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="11" data-mwtitle="VSHORADS.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:VSHORADS.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/VSHORADS.webm/VSHORADS.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/VSHORADS.webm/VSHORADS.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/VSHORADS.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/VSHORADS.webm/VSHORADS.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/VSHORADS.webm/VSHORADS.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/VSHORADS.webm/VSHORADS.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Proof test for reaction control system and integrated avionics on 27 September 2022.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>On 27 September 2022, DRDO conducted two successful test flights of VSHORAD missile from a ground-based portable launcher from <a href="/wiki/Integrated_Test_Range" title="Integrated Test Range">Integrated Test Range</a> (ITR), <a href="/wiki/Chandipur,_Odisha" title="Chandipur, Odisha">Chandipur</a>, off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>. A Ministry of Defence statement read "<i>VSHORAD missile incorporates many novel technologies including miniaturised Reaction Control System (RCS) and integrated avionics, which have been successfully proven during the tests</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 14 March 2023, DRDO again conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of VSHORAD missile at the ITR, Chandipur. The flight tests were carried out against a high speed unmanned aerial targets, mimicking approaching and receding aircraft. The targets were successfully intercepted, meeting all mission objectives.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 28 and 29 February 2024, the third and fourth tests were successfully conducted from a ground-based portable launcher. The mission objective, which was to destroy high-speed unmanned targets under different scenarios, was achieved by the tests. The test was witnessed by officials from the Indian Army.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In June 2024, <a href="/wiki/Asian_News_International" title="Asian News International">Asian News International</a> reported that DRDO will carry out high-altitude trails of the missile system at a location like <a href="/wiki/Ladakh" title="Ladakh">Ladakh</a> or <a href="/wiki/Sikkim" title="Sikkim">Sikkim</a>. The issues about short-range interception has been sorted out. The high-altitude trails will be followed by user trials by <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_1" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm/220px--DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="36" data-mwtitle="DRDO_VSHORADS_(Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_).webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:DRDO_VSHORADS_(Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_).webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e8/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm/DRDO_VSHORADS_%28Very_Short_Range_Air_Defence_System_%29.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Trial for maximum range and maximum altitude interception in October 2024. </figcaption></figure>On 3 and 4 October 2024, three successful flight trials of "miniaturised" VSHORAD were conducted by DRDO in the <a href="/wiki/Pokhran_Test_Range" class="mw-redirect" title="Pokhran Test Range">Pokhran Test Range</a> as part of developmental trials.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tests demonstrated the crucial criteria of maximum range and maximum altitude interception against a fast-moving target. It also demonstrated the weapon system's consistent hit-to-kill performance in a range of target engagement situations, including approaching, retreating, and crossing modes. The trials marked the end of developmental trials of the VSHORADS. This will be followed by rapid production and early user trials.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VSHORAD_(India)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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title="RBS 70">RBS 70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mistral_(missile)" title="Mistral (missile)">Mistral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KP-SAM_Chiron" title="KP-SAM Chiron">KP-SAM Chiron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trishul_(missile)" title="Trishul (missile)">Trishul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maitri_(missile)" title="Maitri (missile)">Maitri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Kusha" title="Project Kusha">Project Kusha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak 8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akash-NG" title="Akash-NG">Akash-NG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akash_(missile)" title="Akash (missile)">Akash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Air_Defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Air Defence">Advanced Air Defence</a> (AAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_Air_Defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Prithvi Air Defence">Prithvi Air Defence</a> (PAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/QRSAM" title="QRSAM">QRSAM</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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Program">Dhanush</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Short-range_ballistic_missile" title="Short-range ballistic missile">SRBM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shaurya_(missile)" title="Shaurya (missile)">Shaurya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prahaar_(missile)" title="Prahaar (missile)">Prahaar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">SLBM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sagarika_(missile)" title="Sagarika (missile)">K-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K_Missile_family#K-4_Missile" title="K Missile family">K-4</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Astra_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Astra missile">Astra BVRAAM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_guided_missile" title="Anti-tank guided missile">Anti-tank missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Anti_Tank_Missile" title="DRDO Anti Tank Missile">DRDO Anti Tank Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MPATGM" title="MPATGM">MPATGM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nag_(missile)" title="Nag (missile)">Nag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Surface-to-air</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akash_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Akash missile">Akash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akash-NG" title="Akash-NG">Akash-NG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trishul_(missile)" title="Trishul (missile)">Trishul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak 8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QRSAM" title="QRSAM">QRSAM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VL-SRSAM" title="VL-SRSAM">VL-SRSAM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Air-to-surface</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos#Variants" title="BrahMos">BrahMos-A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nag_(missile)#Variants" title="Nag (missile)">Helina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudram-1_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudram-1 (missile)">Rudram-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMART_(missile)" title="SMART (missile)">SMART</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile" title="Anti-ballistic missile">Anti-ballistic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme#Prithvi_Air_Defence_(PAD)" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">Prithvi Air Defence</a> (PAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme#Advanced_Air_Defence_(AAD)" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">Advanced Air Defence</a> (AAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme#Prithvi_Defence_Vehicle_Mark_2" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">PDV Mk.2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Light_Torpedo_Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena">TAL</a></li> <li>ALWT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varunastra_(Torpedo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Varunastra (Torpedo)">Varunastra HWT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">Bombs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Precision-guided_munition" title="Precision-guided munition">Precision guided</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_laser-guided_bomb" title="Sudarshan laser-guided bomb">Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Smart_Anti-Airfield_Weapon" title="DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon">Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Speed_Low_Drag_Bomb" title="High Speed Low Drag Bomb">PG-HSLD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General purpose</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_Speed_Low_Drag_Bomb" title="High Speed Low Drag Bomb">HSLD-100/250/450/500</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Scientists" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scientists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Maj General <a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Lal_Jetley" title="Ranjit Lal Jetley">Ranjit Lal Jetley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narain_Agarwal" title="Ram Narain Agarwal">Ram Narain Agarwal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sivathanu_Pillai" title="A. Sivathanu Pillai">A. Sivathanu Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W_Selvamurthy" class="mw-redirect" title="W Selvamurthy">W Selvamurthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Saraswat" title="V. K. Saraswat">V. K. Saraswat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Aatre" title="V. K. Aatre">V. K. Aatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ramanna" title="Raja Ramanna">Raja Ramanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._S._Mahalingam" title="V. S. Mahalingam">V. S. Mahalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keshav_Dattatreya_Nayak" title="Keshav Dattatreya Nayak">Keshav Dattatreya Nayak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tessy_Thomas" title="Tessy Thomas">Tessy Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashikala_Sinha" title="Shashikala Sinha">Shashikala Sinha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ipsita_Biswas" title="Ipsita Biswas">Ipsita Biswas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Chakravarti" title="S. P. Chakravarti">S. P. Chakravarti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waman_Dattatreya_Patwardhan" title="Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan">Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Engines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gas_Turbine_Research_Establishment#Products" title="Gas Turbine Research Establishment">GTX 37-14U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GTRE_GTX-35VS_Kaveri" title="GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri">GTX-35VS Kaveri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gas_Turbine_Research_Establishment#Kaveri_Marine_Gas_Turbine_(KMGT)" title="Gas Turbine Research Establishment">Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation#GATET_engine" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">GATET engine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Important programmes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Project_Indigo" title="Project Indigo">Project Indigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Valiant" title="Project Valiant">Project Valiant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Devil" title="Project Devil">Project Devil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Guided_Missile_Development_Programme" title="Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme">IGMDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Young_Scientist_Laboratories" title="DRDO Young Scientist Laboratories">DYSLs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Guided_Missile_Development_Programme" title="Integrated Guided 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile" title="Ballistic missile">Ballistic missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile" title="Intercontinental ballistic missile">Intercontinental</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-V" title="Agni-V">Agni V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agni-VI" title="Agni-VI">Agni VI</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Intermediate-range_ballistic_missile" title="Intermediate-range ballistic missile">Intermediate range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-III" title="Agni-III">Agni-III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agni-IV" title="Agni-IV">Agni IV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medium-range_ballistic_missile" title="Medium-range ballistic missile">Medium range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-II" title="Agni-II">Agni-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agni-P" title="Agni-P">Agni-P</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaurya_(missile)" title="Shaurya (missile)">Shaurya</a> (hypersonic)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Short-range_ballistic_missile" title="Short-range ballistic missile">Short range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-I" title="Agni-I">Agni-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanush_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanush (missile)">Dhanush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pralay_(missile)" title="Pralay (missile)">Pralay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prahaar_(missile)" title="Prahaar (missile)">Prahaar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">Submarine-launched</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sagarika_(missile)" title="Sagarika (missile)">K-15 Sagarika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-4_(SLBM)" class="mw-redirect" title="K-4 (SLBM)">K-4</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-5_(ballistic_missile)" title="K-5 (ballistic missile)">K-5</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-6_(missile)" title="K-6 (missile)">K-6</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Cruise missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Hypersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_Technology_Demonstrator_Vehicle" title="Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle">HSTDV</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos-II" title="BrahMos-II">BrahMos-II</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Supersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Subsonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3M-54_Klub" class="mw-redirect" title="3M-54 Klub">Klub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirbhay" title="Nirbhay">Nirbhay</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">Anti-ship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P-70_Ametist" title="P-70 Ametist">Ametist</a> (retired)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P-15_Termit" title="P-15 Termit">Termit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P-270_Moskit" title="P-270 Moskit">Moskit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-35" title="Kh-35">SwitchBlade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3M-54_Klub" class="mw-redirect" title="3M-54 Klub">3M-54 Klub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exocet" title="Exocet">Exocet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-tank missile">Anti-tank missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nag_(missile)" title="Nag (missile)">Nag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amogha_missile" title="Amogha missile">Amogha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M113_Konkurs" title="9M113 Konkurs">Konkurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K11_Malyutka" class="mw-redirect" title="9K11 Malyutka">Malyutka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K111_Fagot" title="9K111 Fagot">Fagot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M133_Kornet" title="9M133 Kornet">Kornet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MILAN" title="MILAN">MILAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MILAN" title="MILAN">MILAN 2T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LAHAT" title="LAHAT">LAHAT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K114_Shturm" title="9K114 Shturm">Spiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M119_Svir" class="mw-redirect" title="9M119 Svir">Sniper</a></li> <li>CLGM</li> <li>3UBK-Invar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MPATGM" title="MPATGM">MPATGM</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ENTAC" title="ENTAC">ENTAC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Shyena</a></li> <li>SMART ASM</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SUT_torpedo" title="SUT torpedo">AEG-SUT Mod-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A244-S" class="mw-redirect" title="A244-S">A244-S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53-65_torpedo" class="mw-redirect" title="53-65 torpedo">53-65 torpedo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_53_torpedo" title="Type 53 torpedo">Type 53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyena#Torpedo_Advanced_Light_Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Advanced Light-Weight Torpedo</a></li> <li>SUT AS/ASW</li> <li>SET-65E ASW</li> <li>TEST-71 AS/ASW</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_54_lightweight_torpedo" title="Mark 54 lightweight torpedo">Mark 54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varunastra_(torpedo)" title="Varunastra (torpedo)">Varunastra HWT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Air-<br />to-surface</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Cruise missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Hypersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos-II" title="BrahMos-II">BrahMos-II</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Supersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Subsonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AGM-142_Have_Nap" class="mw-redirect" title="AGM-142 Have Nap">Crystal Maze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-59" title="Kh-59">Kh-59</a>ME</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirbhay" title="Nirbhay">Nirbhay</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">Anti-ship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kh-29" title="Kh-29">Kh-29</a> Kedge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-31" title="Kh-31">Kh-31</a> Krypton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-59" title="Kh-59">Kh-59</a>MK</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-35" title="Kh-35">Kh-35</a>E</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpoon_(missile)" title="Harpoon (missile)">Harpoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Eagle_(missile)" title="Sea Eagle (missile)">Sea Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASM-SR" title="NASM-SR">NASM-SR</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASM-MR" title="NASM-MR">NASM-MR</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-tank missile">Anti-tank missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MILAN" title="MILAN">MILAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LAHAT" title="LAHAT">LAHAT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS.11" title="SS.11">SS.11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3M11_Falanga" class="mw-redirect" title="3M11 Falanga">Scorpion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M120_Ataka-V" class="mw-redirect" title="9M120 Ataka-V">Ataka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K121_Vikhr" title="9K121 Vikhr">Scallion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nag_(missile)#Advanced_variants" title="Nag (missile)">HELINA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Shyena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyena#Torpedo_Advanced_Light_Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Advanced Light-Weight Torpedo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A244-S" class="mw-redirect" title="A244-S">A244-S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/APR-3E_torpedo" title="APR-3E torpedo">APR-3E</a></li> <li>APR-1 ASW</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Laser-guided_bomb" title="Laser-guided bomb">Laser-guided bomb</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_laser-guided_bomb" title="Sudarshan laser-guided bomb">Sudarshan laser-guided bomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAB-500L" title="KAB-500L">KAB-500L</a></li> <li>KAB-1500L</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paveway" title="Paveway">Paveway</a> LGB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAB-500KR" title="KAB-500KR">KAB-500KR</a></li> <li>CBU-105 SFW LGB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffin_LGB" title="Griffin LGB">Griffin LGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Smart_Anti-Airfield_Weapon" title="DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon">Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-radiation_missile" title="Anti-radiation missile">Anti-radiation missile</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martel_(missile)" title="Martel (missile)">Martel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-25" title="Kh-25">Kh-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-31" title="Kh-31">Kh-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-29" title="Kh-29">Kh-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudram-1_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudram-1 (missile)">Rudram-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudram-1_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudram-1 (missile)">Rudram-2</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudram-1_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudram-1 (missile)">Rudram-3</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Medium range attack</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AS-30L" class="mw-redirect" title="AS-30L">AS-30L</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Short range attack</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Skua" title="Sea Skua">Sea Skua</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Surface-<br />to-air</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile" title="Anti-ballistic missile">Anti-ballistic missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Program#Prithvi_Air_Defence_(PAD)_/_Pradyumna_Ballistic_Missile_Interceptor" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program">PAD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Program#Advanced_Air_Defence_(AAD)/Ashwin_Ballistic_Missile_Interceptor" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program">AAD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Program#Prithvi_Defence_Vehicle_Mark_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program">PDV Mk2</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Medium range SAM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S-400" class="mw-redirect" title="S-400">S-400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Kusha" title="Project Kusha">Project Kusha</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Medium range SAM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akash_(missile)" title="Akash (missile)">Akash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akash-NG" title="Akash-NG">Akash-NG</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-200_Angara/Vega/Dubna" class="mw-redirect" title="S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna">SA-5 Gammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2K12_Kub" title="2K12 Kub">SA-6 Gainful</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K37_Buk" class="mw-redirect" title="9K37 Buk">SA-11 Gadfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K37_Buk" class="mw-redirect" title="9K37 Buk">SA-17 Grizzly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak 8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Short range SAM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trishul_(missile)" title="Trishul (missile)">Trishul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K22_Tunguska" class="mw-redirect" title="9K22 Tunguska">Tunguska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K33_Osa" title="9K33 Osa">SA-8 Gecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-125_Neva/Pechora" title="S-125 Neva/Pechora">SA-3 Goa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K31_Strela-1" title="9K31 Strela-1">SA-9 Gaskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-75_Dvina" title="S-75 Dvina">SA-2 Guideline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K35_Strela-10" title="9K35 Strela-10">SA-13 Gopher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Cat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Cat">Seacat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Cat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Cat">Tigercat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barak_1" title="Barak 1">Barak 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPYDER" title="SPYDER">SPYDER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VL-SRSAM" title="VL-SRSAM">VL-SRSAM</a>**</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=QR-SAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="QR-SAM (page does not exist)">QR-SAM</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Man-portable air-defense systems">MANPADS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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missile">Beyond visual range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27ER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27ET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-77" title="R-77">R-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Python_(missile)" title="Python (missile)">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Python_(missile)" title="Python (missile)">Python-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-23_(missile)" title="R-23 (missile)">R-23R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-23_(missile)" title="R-23 (missile)">R-23T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_530" title="Super 530">Super 530</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MICA_(missile)" 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