India on 27 April 2014 test-fired an exo-atmospheric interceptor missile with capability to neutralise any long-range missile at higher altitude. This interceptor was test-fired for the first time from launch pad-IV of Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from Balasore in Odisha into the sky to hit its target. The exo-atmospheric interceptor missile is a part of India’s efforts to create a shield against incoming enemy missile. In the process of testing, it successfully intercepted an incoming ballistic missile a modified variant of the Prithvi fired from a ship off the coast near the integrated test range at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district, about 70 km from Wheeler Island.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 07:32:07 +0000
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