DRDO & Indian Navy Conduct Successful Trial of BMD Interceptor from Naval Platform

DRDO & Indian Navy Conduct Successful Trial of BMD Interceptor from Naval Platform

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Category : Defense Published on: April 25 2023

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  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully conducted a maiden flight trial of sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal on April 21, 2023. 
  • The purpose of the trial was to engage and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat thereby elevating India into the elite club of Nations having Naval BMD capability.
  • Prior to this, DRDO has successfully demonstrated land-based BMD system with capability to neutralize ballistic missile threats, emerging from adversaries.
  • DRDO is a premier defence research and development agency under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
  • DRDO's first project for the Indian military was in surface-to-air missiles (SAM) known as Project Indigo.
  • It aims to make India self-reliant in critical defence technology and systems.
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