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New Defence Milestone: India Test Fires Interceptor Missile Successfully

Swarajya StaffFeb 12, 2017, 05:29 PM | Updated 05:29 PM IST
Photo Credit: Prasar Bharati/DRDO via Twitter

Photo Credit: Prasar Bharati/DRDO via Twitter



The two-tier BMD system, a brainchild of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be ready for deployment in two years, with the ability to protect a city or a strategic installation. While the DRDO had earlier promised a two-layered missile shield with a range of 2,000 km by 2014, scientists this time are positive about meeting their target.



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