DRDO Ballistic Missile Test: India successfully tested Wednesday’s second phase of its missile defence system. During this, the indigenously developed capabilities of defence against enemy missiles with a range of 5,000 kilometres were demonstrated. The Defense Ministry gave this information.
The ministry said that all the test targets were achieved 100 percent during the flight test, which confirmed the complete network-centric war weapon system. The missile was tested at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.
Defense Minister Praised DRDO
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh praised the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for the successful flight test. He said that this test has once again demonstrated India’s ballistic missile defence capability. The ministry said, ‘DRDO successfully flight tested the second phase of the ballistic missile defence system on July 24.’
How Was The Test Done?
The targeted missile was launched at 4:20 pm as an enemy ballistic missile prototype. The weapon system radars deployed on land and sea detected it, and the ‘interceptor’ system was activated.
Missile Fired From ITR Located At Chandipur.
The ministry said, ‘The second-stage AD endo-atmospheric missile was fired from LC-3 of ITR located at Chandipur at 4.24 pm.’ The second-stage AD endo-atmospheric missile is an indigenously developed two-stage solid fuel-propelled and ground-launched missile system.
How Many KM Does It Penetrate The Target?
Its objective is to neutralize various enemy ballistic missile threats in low exo-atmospheric altitude areas. Experts say exo-atmospheric missiles can carry out missions in the uppermost region of the Earth’s atmosphere. In contrast, intra-atmospheric missiles operate within the Earth’s atmosphere and hit targets at altitudes less than 100 km.
Indigenous Capability Demonstrated
The Defense Ministry said the flight test met all test objectives, confirming a complete network-centric warfare system consisting of long-range sensors, low-latency communication systems, and advanced interceptor missiles. The ministry said, “This test has demonstrated the country’s indigenous capability to defend against 5000 km range ballistic missiles.”
It said, “The missile performance was monitored by ITR, Chandipur from flight data obtained by surveillance equipment such as electro-optical systems, radars and telemetry centers deployed at various locations including ships.” India is developing the capability to intercept enemy ballistic missiles inside and outside the Earth’s atmospheric boundaries.
