India successfully tests LRSAM off the coast of Odisha

India has successfully flight tested Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) from a warship off Odisha coast.

• The LRSAM successfully destroyed a low flying aerial target.
• This paves way for its deployment in the armed forces.

Salient features of the LRSAM:

• LRSAM has been jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India and M/s Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Indian Navy.
• LRSAM has an operational range of 75 km and it can destroy airborne threats like jets, aircrafts, anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets including projectiles launched simultaneously.
• The LRSAM has a length of about 4.5 meters, a diameter of 0.54 metre, a wingspan of 0.94 meters and weighs around 275 kg including a 60 kg warhead which detonates at proximity.

About previous tests:

• The missile was first tested from INS Kolkata on western seaboard in 2015. It had achieved all objectives.
• The LRSAM was also test fired in operational configuration on board INS Chennai positioned in the Arabian Sea.

Question:

Q. LRSAM has been jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India and which other organization for the Indian Navy?
a. M/s Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
b. M/s Indonesia Aerospace Industries (IAI)
c. M/s Japan Aerospace Industries (JAI)
d. M/s Swiss Aerospace Industries (SAI)