Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)

Why in news?

• India successfully test-fired its Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from a base in Odisha for the second time in four days.

About 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.
• The missile can be mounted on a truck and is stored in a canister. 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 missile is equipped with a midcourse inertial navigation system with a two-way data link and a DRDO-developed terminal active seeker.
• The system has the capability to search and track targets while moving.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Which of the following defence systems of India are fully designed and manufactured indigenously:
1.Barak-8 missiles
2.Nag Anti-Tank missiles
3.Light Combat Helicopter
4.Arjun Main Battle Tank
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)2 and 4 only
(b)2,3 and 4 only
(c)1,2 and 3 only
(d)1,2,3 and 4

Answer to prelims question