Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test fired the 'SAMAR' air defence missile system
- Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation (SAMAR) is a short-range air-defence system.
- It has been developed by a unit under the IAF’s Maintenance Command.
- The system is credited with a maximum range of 10–12 km and is used against low-flying aerial targets.
- It can engage aerial threats with missiles operating at a speed range of 2 to 2.5 Mach.
- The SAMAR-1 system uses the IAF's existing inventory of shelf-life-expired Russian Vympel R-73E infrared‐guided air-to-air missiles (AAMs) for the surface-to-air role.
- The system features a twin-turret launch platform capable of launching two missiles in single and salvo modes, depending on the threat scenario.
- Each missile launcher had an electro-optic system visible.
- It is expected to supplement the IAF’s Akash and SPYDER systems, replacing the ageing improved Pechora and OSA-AK systems.
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