India, on 3 July, successfully test-fired its indigenously developed quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile from a test range along the Odisha coast.

This was the second developmental trial of the state-of-the-art missile with an aerial target. The missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and other establishments.

Congratulating the DRDO on the launch, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said: