Interview | Executive vice president, marketing, Israeli Aerospace Industries, Eli Alfassi

IAI has had a great start to the new year with the successful test-firing of MRSAM in India. Can you share the overview of the programme and your partnership with DRDO?

MRSAM is an advanced, groundbreaking air- and missile-defense system, jointly developed by IAI and DRDO for the Indian armed forces. During development, IAI collaborated with Israeli and Indian industries, including Rafael, Tata, BEL, L&T, BDL and many other private vendors. The system provides the ultimate protection against a variety of aerial platforms. It is used by the Indian Air Force, the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and the Israeli Defense Force. The system incorporates an advanced phased array radar (MF-STAR or digital MMR), a command and control center, mobile launchers and interceptors and an advanced RF seeker.

The IAI and the DRDO have recently concluded successful tests of the system at a test range in India. The flight