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Indian Conducts Missile Intercept Simulation

December 2, 2007 :: India Defence :: News

On December 2, India conducted a simulation of a ballistic missile intercept 15 kilometers above the Bay of Bengal.  The simulation serves to prepare for a live intercept attempt slated for this coming week.  India's Defense Research and Development Organization designed the Advanced Air Defence missile interceptor (AADO1) specifically for the endo-atmospheric test. The AAD01 is said to be a single-stage, solid-fueled, rocket-propelled missile. In the exercise, the interceptor missile was fired at 10.44 a.m. from Inner Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast. The electronics target, a derivative of Prithvi missile, was fired at 10.42 a.m. from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Chandipur, located about 120 km from Wheeler Island.  The test is part of India's effort to deploy a two-layered ballistic missile defense. (Article)

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