The Hindu Business Line:

Of the defence manufacturing projects chosen for the joint development between Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the industry, the indigenous missile Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) has been successfully tested, and a commercial version will be out in a year, stated a top official from Adani Defence.

The company was tasked with developing missile products under Development-cum-Production Partner (DCPP) policy and the flight trials of VSHORADS systems in September 2022.

“A couple of weeks back we had successful flight trials of the VSHORADS systems. We are working as a DCPP partner of DRDO and the progress is very positive. In the next 12 months, we should be able to come out with an industrialised version of VSHORADS platform,” said Ashish Rajvanshi, CEO of Adani Defence and Aerospace, on the sidelines of the DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar.

He added that the missile system VSHORADS is considered a significant need for the Indian Army and Indian Air Force.

Under the DCCP policy, DRDO designs the product and hands over the drawings and technical particulars to the private or public industry to make a prototype. This prototype is then put to tests and trials. Based on the trial’s outcome, these prototypes are allowed for commercial production.

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