The interceptor was engaged against a target
launched from a ship anchored inside Bay of Bengal, taking up the trajectory of
a hostile ballistic missile.
Image for representational purpose only.
Image for representational purpose only.
In its effort to have
a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, India on
Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic
interceptor missile, capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic
missile, from a test range off Odisha coast.
“The test conducted to
validate various parameters of the interceptor in flight mode has been
successful,” Defence Research Development Organisation sources said.
The interceptor was engaged
against a target which was a naval version of Prithvi missile launched
from a ship anchored inside Bay of Bengal, taking up the trajectory of
a hostile ballistic missile.
The target
missile was launched at about 11.15 hours and the interceptor, Advanced
Air Defence (AAD) missile positioned at Abdul Kalam island
(Wheeler Island) getting signals from tracking radars, roared through its
trajectory to destroy the incoming hostile missile in mid-air, in an
endoatmospheric altitude, the sources said.“The ‘kill’ effect of the interceptor was ascertained by analysing data from multiple tracking sources,” a DRDO scientist said.
The interceptor is a 7.5-meter long single stage solid rocket propelled guided missile equipped with a navigation system, a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activator, the DRDO sources said.
The interceptor missile had its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capabilities and sophisticated radars, the DRDO sources added.
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