[5] During mid-course flight, the missile uses fibre-optic gyroscope based inertial guidance mechanism while in terminal phase uses active radar homing.

VL-SRSAM intended to replace older Barak 1 surface to air missile system onboard Indian Navy warships.

It also includes additional jet vane driven thrust vector control to enable quick reaction time on vertical launch and smokeless exhaust.

[9] With its 360° interception capability, as an integrated missile and weapon control system (WCS), it can identify and neutralize threats coming from all directions.

[6][13] VL-SRSAM superseded the cancelled Maitri missile project undertaken jointly by MBDA and DRDO based on the work done on MICA and Trishul.