The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on November 2 conducted the maiden flight-test of Phase-II of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor missile successfully.
“The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft. It is propelled by a two-stage solid motor and equipped with indigenously-developed advanced control system, navigation and guidance algorithm to precisely guide the vehicle to the target,” DRDO said in a statement.
All BMD weapon system elements located at various geographic locations participated in the flight-test conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
During the flight-test, all the sub-systems performed as per expectations and were validated by the data captured by a number of range sensors including Radar, Telemetry, and Electro Optical Tracking stations deployed to capture the flight data, the statement added.
Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Secretary, the Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, said that this interceptor will provide great operational flexibility to the users. It has the capability to engage different types of targets, he further said.
