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Monday, September 07, 2015
Floating test range for missile defence system
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India is building a unique floating testing range — a huge ship — to overcome the limitations imposed by the land mass for carrying out missile tests of varying ranges for the two-tier ballistic missile defence (BMD) system to protect important cities.
The system seeks to engage and destroy incoming enemy missiles at different altitudes in the endo- and exo-atmospheres.
The first phase of the programme envisages development of interceptors to annihilate incoming missiles with a range of 2,000 km, while the second phase aims to build such weapons to destroy missiles with a longer range.
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