The country today achieved a significant milestone in missile defence system. It acquired the capability for air defence against incoming ballistic missile threats, at 1025 hrs this morning. A Target Missile (modified Prithvi) simulating adversary's missile was launched from Interim Test Range, Balasore. The trajectory of the target missile was continuously tracked and the information was compiled in the Mission Control Centre (MCC) and transmitted to Launch Control Centre (LCC) for launching the interceptor missile. The interceptor missile had Inertial Guidance in Mid Course and Active Seeker Guidance in terminal phase. The target missile was successfully intercepted. Many technologies relevant to interceptor missile developed by the country got validated through this successful mission.
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has conveyed his heartiest congratulations to the entire DRDO Scientific Community and its Programme Director and Chief Controller of Research and Development Dr. VK Saraswat for the success of the mission.
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