Indian Navy successfully test-fires MRSAM

Article Posted on : - Mar 09, 2023

Successful test-firing of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) from frontline warship INS Visakhapatnam. (Photo: Indian Navy/ Twitter)

NEW DELHI (PTI): Indian Navy on Tuesday carried out a successful test-firing of a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) from frontline warship INS Visakhapatnam, officials said.

The test firing validated the capability to engage the weapon as an anti-ship missile, they said.

The MRSAM has been produced at state-run Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

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