India Carries Out Maiden Flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence Interceptor

New Delhi : Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted its maiden flight test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday. 

According to the Defence ministry, the flight-test was carried out with participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different geographical locations. 

“The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft. It is propelled by a two-stage solid motor and equipped with indigenously-developed advanced control system, navigation and guidance algorithm to precisely guide the vehicle to the target,” a DRDO statement said. 

The Defence Ministry said during the flight-test, all the sub-systems performed as per expectations and were validated by the data captured by a number of range sensors including Radar, Telemetry and Electro Optical Tracking stations deployed to capture the flight data. 

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and other teams associated with the successful flight trial of AD-1. He termed it as a unique type of interceptor with advanced technologies available with a very few nations in the world.

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