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India
successfully test-fires missile interceptor
Sunday March 06, 2011 05:31:13 PM,
IANS
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Bhubaneswar:
India Sunday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor
from a defence base in Orissa as part of its endeavour to create a
shield against incoming enemy missiles, an official said.
The
indigenous interceptor 'Ballistic Missile Defence System' was
fired from Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast near Dhamra in
Bhadrak district, about 170 km from here at 9.37 am.
It successfully destroyed an incoming ballistic missile - a
variant of the Prithvi II - fired from the launch complex III of
the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on sea in Balasore
district, about 70 km away from Wheeler Island across the sea.
The interceptor was fired five minutes after the target missile
was fired.
S.P. Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur,
said the test was tracked by various radars and sensors. All
weapon system elements, including command and control,
communication and radar, performed satisfactorily, he said.
"It was a fantastic mission. It successfully hit the target. The
interceptor intercepted the ballistic missile and blasted it into
pieces," Dash told IANS.
"It was a textbook launch and all the events and mission sequence
took place as expected. It was a major milestone in the history of
Ballistic Missile Defence Programme of the country," he said.
Defence ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said the endo-atmospheric
interceptor missile hit the target missile at an altitude of about
16 km. The test was witnessed by several scientists and defence
officials.
Defence Minister A.K. Antony has congratulated the defence
scientists involved in the project for Sunday's success.
V.K. Saraswat, the scientific advisor to the defence minister, who
was present during the launch operations, congratulated all the
DRDO scientists and staff.
"It was a major milestone in the history of Ballistic Missile
Defence Programme of the country," he said.
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