India launched an upgraded version of its interceptor missile against an electronically simulated target missile over the Bay of Bengal, according to a report published on The Hindu website.
The anti-ballistic missile also called as AAD (Advanced Air Defence), was launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island.
The launch of the target missile were simulated electronically and upon receiving its coordinates, the interceptor missile, travelling at supersonic speed, engaged and destroyed the virtual target mid-flight in the endo-atmospheric — inside the Earth’s atmosphere or below 40 kilometres.
India plans to deploy the Ballistic Missile Defence system to protect important cities and from incoming attacks. Among the two phases, first phase seeks to destroy incoming missiles of 2,000 km range, while the second phase envisages killing incoming missiles of more than 2,000 km.
