A new surface-to-air missile developed jointly by India and Israel was successfully test fired from a defence base off Odisha coast. The surface-to-air missile also includes a multi-functional surveillance system and threat alert radar (MF STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile, sources from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) were quoted.

The medium range missile (MR-SAM), a product of joint venture between India and Israel, was successfully test launched from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at around 08.15 hours, a DRDO official statement said. Indian Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL), a laboratory of DRDO based at Hyderabad, has jointly developed this missile in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).