India successfully conducts maiden flight-test of ballistic missile defence interceptor

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and said that this unique type of interceptor with advanced technologies is available with a very few nations in the world.

Updated on: Nov 2, 2022, 20:32:48 IST

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India on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile, the defence ministry said. The test was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.

The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft.

“During the flight-test, all the sub-systems performed as per expectations and were validated by the data captured by a number of range sensors including Radar, Telemetry and Electro Optical Tracking stations deployed to capture the flight data,” the government said in a statement.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO ) and said that this unique type of interceptor with advanced technologies is available with very few nations in the world. Today’s trial will further strengthen the country’s BMD capability to the next level, he added.

About AD-1 missile

The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft, the ministry said.

Propelled by a two-stage solid motor, the missile is equipped with an indigenously developed advanced control system, navigation and guidance algorithm to precisely guide the vehicle to the target.

(With agency inputs)

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