India carries out maiden flight-test of sea-based ballistic missile defence interceptorThe BMDs are capable of intercepting incoming long-range nuclear missiles and hostile aircraft including AWACS (airborne warning and contro...
22 Apr, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
India's AD-1 missile can intercept, destroy enemy ballistic missiles fired from 5000 km awayThe missile AD-1 is part of the phase 2 development programme of the Ballistic Missile Defence shield and can destroy both ballistic missil...
03 Nov, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
DRDO carries out maiden flight-test of ballistic missile defence interceptorThe AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballisti...
02 Nov, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
India conducts successful interceptor missile test at nightThe interceptor was launched from Abdul Kalam Island, earlier known as Wheeler Island of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), at about 8.05 pm,...
23 Sep, 2018, 10.07 PM IST
Pakistan deploys Chinese air defence system: Where does India stand?Though Pakistan does not match India's existing capability, LOMADS LY-80 is a worrying sign as it indicates Pakistan's urgency to come up t...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.52 PM IST
DRDO test-fires homegrown supersonic interceptor missileThis the second time that the missile has been test-fired in less than a month and is part of an effort to put in place a multi-layer missi...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
Interceptor missile successfully hits incoming missile in sky, big step towards two-layered shieldThe DRDO was itself gung-ho about its long-delayed BMD system, claiming it would now be possible to deploy the two-layered missile shield t...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.43 PM IST
New milestone for India's Ballistic Missile Defence system: Interceptor missile successfully test-firedThe target was developed for mimicking a hostile Ballistic Missile approaching from more than 2000 km away was launched from a ship anchore...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.42 PM IST
US tests critical missile defence systemThe US for the first time has successfully tested a ground-based missile defence system which intercepted a simulated incoming missile over...
23 Jun, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
India successfully test-fires new interceptor missile"The trial was conducted successfully and all the mission objectives were met," DRDO Spokesman Ravi Kumar Gupta told PTI over phone.
27 Apr, 2014, 11.02 AM IST
- DRDO develops missile defence shield
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice t...
07 May, 2012, 02.57 AM IST
- India's missile defence shield ready
India has developed missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice to protect at least 2 cities.
06 May, 2012, 12.21 PM IST
DRDO planning launch of over 5000km-range Agni-5 next monthIndia will join the elite club of nations having Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) with the DRDO planning to carry out the launch...
31 Mar, 2012, 10.41 PM IST
- Indigenously developed interceptor missile set to launch
To establish a reliable ballistic missile shield, India will launch its indigenously developed interceptor missile from the Orissa coast on...
05 Mar, 2011, 07.19 PM IST
- India to testfire upgraded missile defence system in Feb
Last year, DRDO conducted the fourth in a row successful test of the endo-atmospheric interceptor missile at an altitude of 15 kms.
18 Jan, 2011, 07.40 PM IST
- Missile defence system to be test fired in August: DRDO chief
The indigenously developed ballistic missile defence system will be test fired in August this year, a top defence official said today.
01 Jul, 2010, 05.48 PM IST
- Interceptor missile fired successfully
India on Thursday test-fired its indigenously designed and developed advanced air defence missile, capable of destroying any hostile ballis...
07 Dec, 2007, 12.18 AM IST