India conducts another test to intercept enemy ballistic missiles

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Indian defence scientists along with top military experts have conducted a successful test of our very own “iron dome system” to intercept an incoming-ballistic missile at an altitude of 30 kms.

Late on Tuesday the 24^th of July 2024, Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System.

The Target Missile was launched from LC-IV Dhamra at 1620 hrs mimicking adversary Ballistic Missile, which was detected by weapon system radars deployed on land and sea and activated the AD Interceptor system.

The Phase-II AD Endo-atmospheric missile was launched from LC-III at ITR, Chandipurat 1624 hrs.

The anti-missile systems that operate in the endo-atmospheric range can easily stretch up to 30 kms straight into the sky, to kill an incoming ballistic fired by enemy.

The MoD statement added  that  – the flight test fully met all the trial objectives validating complete network centric warfare weapon system consisting of Long Range Sensors, low latency communication system and MCC and Advance Interceptor missiles.

The test has demonstrated India’s indigenous capability to defend against the Ballistic Missiles of 5000 km class.

The performance of the missile was monitored from the flight data captured by Range tracking instruments like Electro-Optical Systems, Radar and Telemetry Stations deployed by ITR,Chandipur at various locations including on-board ship.

The Phase-II AD Endo-atmospheric missile is an indigenously developed Two Stage solid propelled ground launched missile system meant for neutralising many types of enemy ballistic missile threats in the altitude bracket of endo to low exo-atmospheric regions.

A number of state-of-the-art indigenous technologies developed by various DRDO laboratories have been incorporated in the missile system.

Soon after the successful test, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO and stated that it has again demonstrated the Ballistic Missiles Defence capability.