India today conducted an advanced Air Defence missile test, where an incoming hostile missile was successfully intercepted 15 kilometres above the earth. The test was conducted at Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Orissa.
The hostile missile was a modified version of India's Prithvi missile and the interceptor was a new generation indigenous missile. The critical detection radar is a modified version of an Israeli system.
A mock trial was held on December 2, when the interceptor successfully intercepted an electronic target. As a precaution, the Balasore district administration made arrangements to evacuate all civilians residing within two-km radius of the Chandipur launch complex. |