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2021-02-02

IAI Successfully Tests MRSAM

MRSAM, Air & Missile Defense System jointly developed by IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd), Israel & Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) India, was recently successfully tested at a test range in India.

MRSAM is an advanced path-breaking air and missile defence system that provides protection against a variety of aerial platforms. It is used by the Indian Air Force, Army Force, Indian Navy and Israeli Defense Forces. The system includes an Advanced Phased Array Radar, Command and Control, Mobile Launchers and interceptors with advanced RF Seeker.

MRSAM is jointly developed by IAI and DRDO for Indian forces. IAI is in collaboration with Israeli and Indian industries, including Rafael, TATA, BEL, L&T, and BDL, among other private vendors.

The current test, conducted at the Indian test range, reportedly validated all components of the weapon system to the customer’s satisfaction. Israeli specialists and Indian scientists and officers participated in and witnessed the test.

The flight test demonstrated different extreme reference scenarios, validating various system capabilities. As part of the test, the MRSAM interceptor was launched from a land-based mobile launcher and successfully hit its threats. The scenario began by targeting the threat detected by the Systems digital MMR Radar and launched the MRSAM interceptor toward its operational trajectory. The interceptor acquired the target, and successfully intercepted it. All the weapon system’s elements met the test goals successfully.

Boaz Levy, IAI’s President and CEO, said: “MRSAM Air & Missile Defense System is a cutting-edge, innovative system, that once again has proven its advanced capabilities against a variety of threats. Every trial in an air defence system is a complex operational event and the COVID-19 limitations significantly increase the complexity. This trial is yet another testimonial to the strong partnership between IAI and India and the two nations. IAI is proud to lead this impressive cooperation with DRDO and the Indian forces and is dedicated to its continued success.”

Combat-proven Experience

A leader in defence, aerospace, and commercial markets, IAI leverages state-of-the-art technology and decades of combat-proven experience delivering solutions for national defence and security challenges.

Delivering large turnkey projects, IAI acts as a prime contractor, subcontractor, and team members in dozens of large programmes for the aerospace, land, sea, and cyber domains and multi-domain applications.

The company offers a vast portfolio producing air and missile defence, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), ground robotics, precision-guided weapons, and loitering munitions. It delivers special-mission aircraft, modernises military aircraft and helicopters, and converts passenger jets into cargo aircraft through modification, conversion, and system integration. Its technology expertise features solutions from reconnaissance satellites and radars to command, control, and communications, computing and cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems (C5ISR).

IAI is exhibiting at stand 01-B45

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