Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- In another feat, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted three successive flight-trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

These tests were carried out against high-speed targets flying at very low altitude. The missiles intercepted and completely destroyed the targets having reduced thermal signature mimicking low flying drones at different flying conditions.

Official sources said the flight-tests were carried out in final deployment configuration where in two field operators carried out weapon readiness, target acquisition and missile firing.

VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence system designed and developed indigen...