Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita interacts with officials in Managaldai

MANGALDAI: In a significant boost to Indian Army’s Air Defence and Capability Development along Northern Borders, the first Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) Regiment is being raised in the Eastern Theatre. The Regiment has been equipped with MRSAM Weapon System indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The MRSAM weapon system which is also called the ‘Abhra’ Weapon System is a state of the art medium range air defence weapon system and is a joint venture of DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) with active participation from Indian public and private defence industry partners including MSMEs.

GOC-in-C of Eastern Command Lieutenant General RP Kalita during his first visit to MRSAM Regiment interacted with the officials and said that with such giant leap towards indigenisation in defence sector, India will soon become self-reliant in defence manufacturing in line with the national aim of “Atmanirbhar Bharat.

MRSAM will provide Air Defence against Vast Array of Aerial targets like fighter aircraft, UAVs, Helicopters, sub and supersonic missiles Capable of engaging multiple targets simultaneously indigenously developed state of the art system.