Kumar Bahukhandi
In addition to the BMD validation, the maiden flight-test of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Medium Range (NASM-MR) was also successfully carried out, marking a major milestone in strengthening India’s maritime strike and defensive capabilities.
New Delhi: India has conducted a series of flight-tests to demonstrate its multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability, with the defence ministry stating that the system can intercept long-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
According to the ministry, three consecutive tests were carried out on June 10 and 11 to validate the system’s ability to engage incoming missiles both within and beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. The tests were conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
“The interceptors successfully engaged their respective targets. The systems are designed and developed with the latest technologies to address emerging missile threats,” the ministry said.
The ministry said the successful trials place India among a limited group of countries with such capabilities, alongside nations such as the United States, Russia and China. The BMD system is designed to counter long-range nuclear missiles and hostile aircraft, including airborne warning and control systems.
t said the tests demonstrated interception at both endo-atmospheric and exo-atmospheric levels, covering targets within the Earth’s atmosphere and in the upper regions beyond it. In a related development, the ministry said the maiden flight-test of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Medium Range (NASM-MR) was also conducted successfully.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO for the successful trials. “Multi-layered BMD capability was successfully demonstrated. The interceptors successfully engaged their respective targets.
The systems are designed and developed with the latest technologies to address emerging missile threats,” he said. He added that the tests have placed India in an “elite group” of nations capable of engaging missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(With ANI Inputs )
