The Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) quick-reaction surface-to-air missile (QRSAM) system shot down an aerial target from off eastern India's Odisha coast on November 17.

It was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.

A video of its latest shows the QRSAM system tracking the airborne target accurately and trailing to neutralise it.

This was the second test of the QRSAM system in five days. The QRSAM test on November 13 achieved a direct hit while the second one proved the performance parameters of the warhead. Both tests were carried out against the Banshee target drone that simulates an aircraft.

At a time when India and China are locked in a border row in northern India's Ladakh sector, DRDO has been testing a series of weapons for the last three months.

India is also developing a new class of ultra-modern weapons that can travel six times faster than the speed of sound (Mach 6) and penetrate any missile defence. In early September, the DRDO carried out a successful flight test of the hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) for the first time from a launch facility off the Odisha coast.