VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) meant for neutralising low-altitude aerial threats at short ranges. It has been designed and developed indigenously by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry Partners.
According to the North's state-run media and the JCS, the most recent launches came after North Korea launched two cruise missiles on Sunday from a submarine off the coast of Sinpo in the country's east.
The missile struck its target with high accuracy. The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile,
The missiles were launched from Chunghwa County in North Korea's North Hwanghae Province at around 8 am local time on Saturday, Yonhap said, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
In a speech in Samsun on December 11 Erdogan, boasting about the start of production of Turkey's short-range ballistic missiles called "Tayfun" (typhoon), clearly threatened to launch them against Greece unless "it stays calm", as he said, and added:
Ahead of a major political meeting to set policy for the new year, North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, according to the South Korean military.
The latest assistance included the Patriot Air Defence System, capable of bringing down cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles, and aircraft at a significantly higher ceiling.
Tokyo [Japan], September 29 (ANI): North Korea launched two apparent short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday evening, just hours after US Vice President Kamala Harris met South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol in Seoul.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 27 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out two successful test flights of the Very-Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on Tuesday.
Seoul [South Korea], September 25 (ANI): North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Sunday ahead of the joint military drills between South Korea and the US.