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Indian Air Force: The Indian Air Force is going to test the SAMAR-2 air defense system very soon. It is a surface-to-air missile. It never misses its mark. They proved this in the last test. Also, the old version of this air defense is currently deployed near the Chinese border. It was an old Russian missile, which India has converted into a new weapon.
Enemy missiles can only destroy up to 30 kilometers in the air
The Indian Air Force is soon going to test its new air defense system SAMAR-2. The range of this air defense system is 30 kilometers. That is, if it is deployed on the border of Pakistan or China, then their missiles will destroy only up to 30 kilometers in the air. That is, they will not be allowed to enter the country's border.
The older version is SAMAR-1 which has been deployed in Ladakh near the China border
The full name of SAMAR is Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation. Its older version, SAMAR-1, is deployed in Ladakh near the China border. This missile system was inducted into the army only in December 2023. Actually the Summer air defense system is the old Russian air-to-air missiles R-73 and R-27.
Indian scientists modified it to make an air defense system
These missiles were about to become useless. That is, they were expiring. Then Indian scientists converted them into an air defense system. Its lethality was tested in the Air Power Show held in Pokhran a few months ago.
Know the power of this weapon…
The Summer missile is fired from a truck. It can hit any aerial target at a speed of 2982 km/h. The missile system is operated by the BRD unit of the Air Force. It can target any kind of aerial target i.e. helicopters and fighter jets.
There are two missiles on its launcher. The range of this missile is 12 to 40 kilometers. Two types of missiles are used in the SAMAR air defense system. SAMAR 1. After modification, it is now a surface-to-air missile. Its weight is 105 kg, length 9.7 feet, diameter 6.5 inches and warhead 7.4 kg.
The weight of this missile is 253 kg
SAMAR 2 means air-to-air missile. This missile weighs 253 kg. And it is 13.4 feet long. Its diameter is 9.1 inches. It has fans installed in it. Its wingspan is 30.4 inches. A warhead of 39 kg can be installed in it. Which can be explosion fragmentation or sustaining rods.
