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DRDO Successfully Flight Tests Indigenous "V-SHORADS" Missile.

Science & Technology | Dated: 05 Dec 2025

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (V-SHORADS) missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. V-SHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPADS) designed to neutralize low-altitude aerial threats.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • The missile incorporates advanced technologies like a dual-thrust solid motor and a miniaturized Reaction Control System (RCS).
  • It is designed and developed indigenously by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.
  • The system is optimized for portability and quick deployment in difficult terrains like high-altitude borders.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • Missile: V-SHORADS.
  • Type: Short-Range Air Defence (MANPADS).
  • Developed by: RCI, Hyderabad (DRDO).

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

What type of missile system is "V-SHORADS", recently tested by DRDO?

Correct Answer: Man Portable Air Defence System

🚀 Quick Recap:

About DRDO

  • Chairman – Samir V Kamat
  • HQ – New Delhi