Indian Air Force successfully testfires 'SAMAR' air defence missile system at Exercise Astrashakti

Last Updated22/12/2023

The Indian Air Force successfully test fired its SAMAR air defence missile system recently.

The Indian Air Force developed the SAMAR air defence missile system during exercise AstraShakti-2023.
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.
Missile launcher had an electro-optic system visible.

It is an air force exercise that is held at Suryalanka Air Force Station in Andhra Pradesh.
Objective
- To serve as a platform to showcase the advanced capabilities of indigenous weapon systems.
- To underscore India's commitment to exporting its home-grown weapon systems to the global market.