India tests ballistic missile defence system to intercept 5,000-km class enemy missiles | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested an endo-atmospheric interceptor missile under Phase-II of its two-tier ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, with the defence ministry promptly proclaiming it demonstrated the indigenous capability to defend against hostile nuclear-capable missiles in the 5000-km range class.In the test, the “target missile” mimicking an enemy’s long-range ballistic missile was…

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DRDO successfully conducts maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence interceptor off Odisha coast | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), on Wednesday successfully conducted a flight test of the Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System at ITR, Chandipur in Odisha.The test commenced at 4.20 pm (1620 hours) when a Target Missile, simulating an adversary’s Ballistic Missile, was launched from LC-IV Dhamra.Sharing a post on X, the Defence…

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