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Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile test fails | The Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile failed to take off during a planned launch from the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast due to some coordination problem on Monday. The AAD interceptor missile is capable of destroying any
enemy
missile. A source said that the interceptor missile planned trial could not take
place properly. "Coordinated exercise between target missile Prithvi from Chandipur
and the indigenously built interceptor from Wheeler Island could not take place
properly during the planned trial," the source said. The interceptor missile failed
to take off as Prithvi, the target missile, was test-fired from a mobile launcher
at Chandipur, he said. Preliminary analysis suggested that the target missile
might have deviated from its stipulated trajectory, leading to lack of proper
coordination. The trial, which was aimed at developing a multi-layer Ballistic
Missile Defence (BMD) system, was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, but
had to be put off due to some technical snag, the source said. |
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