Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD)

#### Source: IE

Context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted three flight trials of the indigenously developed Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS), a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD).

About Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD):

• What is MANPAD? A lightweight, shoulder-fired missile system designed to target low-altitude aerial threats like drones, helicopters, and aircraft. Provides mobility and flexibility to ground forces for air defence in combat zones.

• A lightweight, shoulder-fired missile system designed to target low-altitude aerial threats like drones, helicopters, and aircraft.

• Provides mobility and flexibility to ground forces for air defence in combat zones.

• Developed By: Designed and developed by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.

• Designed and developed by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.

• Aim: To provide the Indian armed forces with an indigenous, advanced air defence system capable of neutralizing modern aerial threats. To replace ageing systems like the Russian Igla MANPADS.

• To provide the Indian armed forces with an indigenous, advanced air defence system capable of neutralizing modern aerial threats.

• To replace ageing systems like the Russian Igla MANPADS.

• Features: Portability: Weighs 20.5 kg and can be shoulder-fired or mounted on a tripod. Range: Effective range of 250 meters to 6 kilometres. Speed: Maximum speed of Mach 1.5 (1,850 km/h). Warhead: Equipped with a 2 kg adaptive proximity fuze for precise target destruction. Target Engagement: Capable of intercepting low-flying drones and aircraft with reduced thermal signatures. Operational Flexibility: Can be deployed in various combat scenarios, including mountainous and urban terrains.

• Portability: Weighs 20.5 kg and can be shoulder-fired or mounted on a tripod.

• Range: Effective range of 250 meters to 6 kilometres.

• Speed: Maximum speed of Mach 1.5 (1,850 km/h).

• Warhead: Equipped with a 2 kg adaptive proximity fuze for precise target destruction.

• Target Engagement: Capable of intercepting low-flying drones and aircraft with reduced thermal signatures.

• Operational Flexibility: Can be deployed in various combat scenarios, including mountainous and urban terrains.

Insta links:

• Igla-s