Today marks a significant milestone for India’s defense capabilities as the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System along the Odisha coast. This crucial test demonstrates India’s advanced technological prowess in missile defense and its capability to protect against potential ballistic missile threats.

The test was conducted today with the Target Missile launched from Launch Complex-IV (LC-IV) at Dhamra at 4:20 PM. The Target Missile mimicked an adversary ballistic missile, and it was successfully detected by weapon system radars deployed both on land and at sea. This triggered the activation of the Air Defence (AD) Interceptor system. At 4:24 PM, the Phase-II AD Endo-atmospheric missile was launched from Launch Complex-III (LC-III) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur. The interceptor missile successfully met all trial objectives, validating the network-centric warfare weapon system.
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The Phase-II AD Endo-atmospheric missile is an indigenously developed, two-stage, solid-propelled ground-launched missile system. It is designed to neutralize various types of enemy ballistic missile threats within the endo to low exo-atmospheric regions. The system incorporates several state-of-the-art indigenous technologies developed by various DRDO laboratories. The missile’s performance was closely monitored using flight data captured by a range of tracking instruments, including Electro-Optical Systems, Radar, and Telemetry Stations deployed by the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. These instruments were strategically placed at various locations, including on-board ships, to ensure comprehensive data collection and analysis.