DRDO Achieves Major Breakthrough With Successful Test-Flight of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System
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The test demonstrated India's indigenous capability to defend against
ballistic missiles of 5,000 km class, with large kill altitude bracket, said the government
Integrated Test Range: India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested Phase-II
Ballistic Missile Defence System from off the Odisha coast, the government
said in a statement.
The test demonstrated India's indigenous capability to defend against
ballistic missiles of 5,000 km class, it said. The flight-test was carried out with participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different geographical locations.
"The Target Missile was launched from LC-IV Dhamra at 1620 hrs mimicking
adversary Ballistic Missile, which was detected by weapon system radars
deployed on land and sea and activated the AD Interceptor system," it said.
#WATCH | Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System on 24th July 2024. The Target Missile was launched from LC-IV Dhamra at 1620 hrs mimicking adversary Ballistic Missile, which was detected by weapon… pic.twitter.com/O9X0oVVE48
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2024
"The Phase-II AD Endo-atmospheric missile was launched from LC-III at ITR,
Chandipur at 1624 hrs. The flight test fully met all the trial objectives
validating complete network centric warfare weapon system consisting of Long
Range Sensors, low latency communication system and MCC and Advance
Interceptor missiles," it added.
The performance of the missile was monitored from the flight data captured by
range tracking instruments deployed at various locations, including an onboard
ship, the statement said.
The advanced interceptor missile, designed to intercept and destroy incoming
ballistic missiles at altitudes of around 150 kilometres, demonstrated
exceptional precision and accuracy during the test. Experts say this
achievement underscores India’s growing prowess in developing cutting-edge
defence technologies and strengthens its position as one of the leading
countries in missile-defence systems.
The Phase-II AD Endo-atmospheric missile is an indigenously developed
two-stage solid-propelled ground-launched missile system meant for
neutralising many types of enemy ballistic missile threats in the altitude
bracket of endo to low Exo-atmospheric regions, it said.
A number of state-of-the-art indigenous technologies developed by various DRDO
labs have been incorporated into the system, it said.
The successful test-flight is a widely considered as a crucial step in
bolstering India’s defence preparedness and safeguarding its territorial
integrity. The Phase-II BMD system, once fully operational, will provide a
robust shield against potential ballistic-missile threats, ensuring the
nation’s security and deterrence capabilities.
The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, congratulated the DRDO team for this
remarkable achievement and emphasized the government’s unwavering commitment
to strengthening India’s defence forces through indigenous development and
technological advancements. The secretary of the defence department’s
R&D division and chairman of the DRDO, Dr Samir V Kamat, also
congratulated the entire DRDO team for their untiring effort and
contribution culminating into today’s successful flight test.
Agencies
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