India today successfully test-fired its first all weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) from a mobile launcher at launch complex III of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha this afternoon. <br/><br/>Jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Ltd, the QR-SAM weapon system is a quick reaction, network-centric missile system capable of search-on-the-move.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that QR-SAM system can also engage multiple targets within a range of around 30 km with two vehicle configuration for area air defence.<br/><br/>It is a truck-mounted missile with a 360 degree rotatable, electro-mechanically operated, turret-based launch unit. The missile intended to defend Army formations operating in plains and semi-desert areas, was required to engage all kinds of targets, including aircraft at altitudes up to 9 kilometers, hovering helicopters, missiles up to 800 meters per second and low-flying targets, including those that suddenly appear at close range.