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| Third Indian interceptor missile trial in November |
| 2008-08-30 |
| BANGALORE - India is preparing to conduct the third trial of its advanced interceptor missile in November from the Chandipur- on-sea interim test range in coastal Orissa, a top defence official said on Friday. “Preparations are on to conduct the interceptor missile test for building an indigenous defence shield in early November. It is aimed at intercepting and destroying ballistic missiles from a long range,” defence scientist V.K. Saraswat told IANS here. “We have already conducted a test in the atmosphere at a distance of 48 km. We are aiming atmuch higher altitude in exo-atmosphere, which is 50-75 km above the earth,” said Saraswat, chief controller of research&development of the missile programme at the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). The configuration of the upcoming trial will be different from the previous one, conducted in December 2007, as the attempt this time is to approach higher kill altitude, with accurate interception. The 7.5-metre interceptor missile will be fired within seconds after an incoming missile is launched from the test range |
| Posted by:Steve White |