BREAKING AAD Interceptor Missile Successfully Test fired

India on Wednesday successfully carried out an interceptor missile test,
validating the reliability of its two layered Ballistic Missile Defense
(BMD) still under development.

Defense sources said that the endo-atmospheric missile,
which can intercept missiles at ranges of 15-30 kms,
was launched from Abdul Kalam island off Odisha coast
in response to an incoming enemy missile
launched from a Navy ship.

The missile intercepted the incoming missile
at an altitude of 15km scoring a direct hit, a source said.

Last month, the Defense Research and Development
Organisation had carried out a successful test of
exo-atmospheric interceptor missile destroying the
target outside the earth's atmosphere at an altitude of 85 kms.

The BMD has two interceptors - the Prithivi Defense Vehicle
(PDV) missile for exo-atmospheric ranges and the
Advanced Air Defense (AAD) missile
for endo-atmosphere or lower altitudes.