In October 2024, DRDO developed the 'VSHORADS' system. What is it used for?
Short-range air defence
The question asks the purpose of DRDO's VSHORADS system developed in October 2024.
VSHORADS expands to Very Short Range Air Defence System, a man-portable air-defence weapon (MANPADS) that a soldier can carry and shoulder-fire.
It is designed to engage and destroy low-altitude aerial threats at short range, such as enemy aircraft, helicopters and drones.
It uses a dual-thrust solid motor and an infrared homing seeker that locks onto the heat signature of the target, giving it a quick-reaction capability against fast, low-flying objects.
It was designed and developed indigenously by the DRDO's Research Centre Imarat with Indian industry partners and successfully flight-tested, strengthening the armed forces' short-range air cover.
It has nothing to do with underwater mining, missile fuel storage or submarine communication, which are unrelated naval/logistic functions.
Hence, VSHORADS is used for Short-range air defence.
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