Dec 06: India scripted its name to become one of the few countries to have indigenously build interceptor missile called Advance Air Defense (AAD) on Thursday at Inner Wheeler island near the coast of Orissa.
This missile has a capacity to destroy incoming hostile ballistic missiles, was test fired from the Integrated Test Range of Orissa.
As a part of AAD exercise, a Prithvi missile was modified to mimic a hostile ballistic missile and was fired from Integrated Test Range from Chandipur in Orissa Coast while AAD was fired from Inner Wheeler island which could successfully intercepted the incoming target and destroyed it over Bay of Bengal.
This missile was specially designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisations (DRDO).
The ITR sources briefed that AAD is a bit advanced than USPAC-3 (Patriot advanced Capability) in interception, altitude and range against incoming ballistic missile.
Earlier on Sunday the scientist conducted a dummy test of the interceptor missile using an electronic device fired from ITR.
The scientist also made clear that this is not an improved version of a missile but is very new.
This is another step to develop India’s own multi layer Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system; the launches were described as “test book flights” according to the defense sources. The kill effect of the missile can be known only after going through the details of data received by multiple sources.
''All the elements of BMD required for control and monitoring performed in a copybook fashion validating the design of the 'endo-atmospheric' layer of BMD system,'' the sources added.
This exercise being the second on the string has added another triumph to DRDO’s list of achievement.
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Comments:
balan vethayan
December 11, 2007 at 12:00 AMmeera
December 6, 2007 at 12:00 AMA big achievement for India if the story told is true.very few nations in the world have been able to produce an anti missile system of this quality. technical details are not available but it does seem like a modern missile. comparison with Patriot can only be done if more details are disclosed. however, it is a big achievement for India. i hope such systems are developed and deployed quickly because we need air defence systems as most of the equipment held by india is nearing obsolesence.
sandeep Kulkarni
December 6, 2007 at 12:00 AMIt will prove the milestone in the Indian Missiles Devlopment & Defence and will give an edge to India Against its Nuclear capable Arch rivals .
This will not ony improve defence ability from adversity but also boosts second attack capability to reduce morale of the intruser.
JITENDRA KUMAR DAS
December 6, 2007 at 12:00 AMHi all,
At first congrats to all members of DRDO,We r proud of Our techonology,How our members are utlizing,I m also proud of dhamra because tht is my native place,Good job by our scientists.Keep it up and make our country strong before 2020,Because at tht time our country will be no-1 in every side.Good Luck and Best of luck
Thanks,
Jitendra
a big achievement for India.keep it up the good work. kudus for indian
scientists