Hindustan Times

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the second phase of India’s ballistic missile defence system off the Odisha coast to thwart threats from missiles with a range of 5,000 km, the defence ministry announced.

“The target missile was launched from LC-IV Dharma (a launch site in Odisha) at 1620 hrs, mimicking (an) adversary ballistic missile, which was detected by weapon system radars deployed on land and sea, and activated the interceptor system,” it said in a statement.

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