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Ship-launched short-range surface-to-air missile for point defence against low-altitude aerial targets
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₹1,500 Cr
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DRDO
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R&D READINESS
TRL 8/9
DRDO / DRDL · Missile
● PROTOTYPE
INTEL SIGNALS
VL-SRSAM remains in advanced user-associated flight-test phase for Indian Navy point defence. DRDO and the Navy successfully tested the missile against a high-speed low-altitude target from a land-based vertical launcher at ITR Chandipur on 26 Mar 2025; keep as trial/prototype until a public production or ship-fit contract is confirmed.
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