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MRSAM draws closer for Indian Army

11th January 2021 - 00:25 GMT | by Neelam Mathews in Delhi

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The MRSAM air defence missile moves closer to future service with a recent successful test firing.

The Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) for the Indian Army was successfully tested late last year at the Chandipur Integrated Test Range, though some prerequisites remain to be established, Shephard has learned.

The $1.6 billion MRSAM contract was signed in mid-2017 as a technical joint development venture between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The collaborative project includes public- and private-sector Israeli and Indian companies, including Rafael, Tata, Bharat Electronics, Larsen & Toubro, Bharat Dynamics (BDL) and others.

Boaz Levy, IAI’s president and CEO, said: ‘Every trial in an air defence system is a complex

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