India tests indigenous Quick Reaction missile for 1st time
India test-fired its indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) for the first time from Chandipur, Odisha, on Sunday. The QR-SAM, developed jointly by DRDO and Bharat Electronics Ltd. for the Indian Army, is an all-weather, truck-mounted missile system with a range of 30 kilometres. It is intended to replace the Army and Navy's ageing quick reaction air defence systems.