BALASORE (Odisha): India has successfully tested
a interceptor missile In its efforts to have a full-fledged and multi-layered
Ballistic Missile Defence system, India on Sunday successfully test-fired
indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying
any incoming ballistic missile, from a test range off Odisha coast.
The target missile was launched at about
11:15am and the interceptor, an Advanced Air Defence missile positioned on the
Abdul Kalam island (Wheeler Island), roared through its trajectory to destroy
the “hostile missile” in mid-air after getting signals from tracking radars,
the sources said.
“The test conducted to validate various
parameters of the interceptor in flight mode has been successful,” Defence
Research Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said.
The
interceptor engaged a target which was a naval version of Prithvi missile
launched from a ship anchored inside Bay of Bengal, taking up the trajectory of
the “hostile ballistic missile”.
