Interceptor missile test on February 10

[AvidSpice]

India's missile scientists are gearing to conduct an interceptor missile test on February 10 as part of the plans to deploy a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system.

This will be the seventh interceptor mission. The exercise is meant to test the capability of the system to kill incoming ballistic missiles with a range of 2,000-3,000 km. Of the six exercises held to date — the first was in November 2006 — five have been successful.

The proposed operation would be closer to the deployable configuration of the system for endo-atmospheric interception, according to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials. During the upcoming mission, the interception of the target missile is planned at an altitude of 15 km in the endo-atmosphere. Four of the interceptor missile tests conducted so far have been in the endo-atmosphere, two in the exo-atmosphere.

Soon after the modified surface-to-surface target missile, Prithvi, is launched from Chandipur, an Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile will take off from Wheeler Island to intercept and destroy the incoming projectile, which, after reaching a height of 100 km, will start descending.

Upon Prithvi's launch, the Long-Range Tracking Radars near Puri will start tracking the target. A little later, the Multi Functional Radars located near seaport town Paradip will detect and track the missile and provide data for the guidance computer. This will compute the flight path of the target missile and launch the interceptor at the right time. The interceptor computes the optimal path for the missile to hit the target. In the terminal phase, the radiofrequency seeker will track the target and enable the interceptor to home in on to the target.

The Hindu : News / National : Interceptor missile test on February 10

 

[Yeti]

Will wait in anticipation of the test and wish it success

 

[KRAIT]

Finally Indian missile tests 2012 begins....

 

[AvidSpice]

This is the first test to intercept a long medium-long range missile, isn't it?

 

[Ambitious.Asian]

previous intercetor missile tests were succesfull,now hope for best

 

[void_0in]

hope it will be successful..Fingers crossed.

 

[Soumya_india]

Wish it will be succussful..

Best of luck...DRDO..

 

[Bl[i]tZ]

This is a game changing technology!

 

[usernaame]

we have a 60 km range nuclear missile (NASR), who is going to intersept that, when it comes and attacks your army from the border?

quit trolling bro

 

[Water Car Engineer]

What are these AD-1, AD-2 missiles? When are they going to be tested??

 

[ironwarrier]

wish this is a success

 

[SamantK]

All the best to the DRDO team!

 

[ironwarrier]

Does any one know when they are gona test ABM with a range of over 5000 km. i heard that was in development since 2009?

 

[Don Jaguar]

Mein tu tang a gaya hon is DRDO se.

 

[Shaurya]

we have a 60 km range nuclear missile (NASR), who is going to intersept that, when it comes and attacks your army from the border?

Don't worry we all are aware of chinese technology, if the label says 60km, maybe the missile will land somewhere in pakistan itself (best bet would be 500m, that is if you are lucky )