First MRSAM system handed over to IAF chief

Scientists at APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex played a key role in making this advanced missile

It was yet another triumphant moment for the APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over the first Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force (IAF) chief R.K.S. Bhadauria, earlier this week in the presence of Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman G. Satheesh Reddy. Scientists at the Kalam Complex, including those at Research Centre Imarat (RCI) housed inside, had played a key role in making this advanced missile in association with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). “It is the true success of a synergistic effort put in by defence public sector and private sector units, respective scientists and technologists over the last dozen years with RCI being the nodal lab,” informed senior defence officials, wishing to remain anonymous, on Saturday. More than 100 medium, micro and small scale industries were involved in the project, most of them based in and around the capital here, but which cannot be named. This has also helped in scaling up technologies and skill to global standards, they claimed.