CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -DRDO successfully test-fires Surface to Air Missile jointly developed with Israel.

Detailed explanation-2: -The resolution was issued after India’s 1998 nuclear tests. Agni-5 is an ingeniously built advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). It is a fire-and-forget missile, which cannot be stopped without an interceptor missile.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has successfully completed six flight-tests of the Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) system from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur off the Odisha coast, as part of evaluation trials by the Army, the DRDO said on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-4: -Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast.

Detailed explanation-5: -The QRSAM with a range of 25-30 kms is a pressing requirement for the Army. The missile was last tested in September 2022 with six flight-tests conducted from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off Odisha as part of evaluation trials by the Army.