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| Indo-Israeli Barak-8 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) |
By Hemant Kumar Rout
BHUBANESWAR: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the second test of long range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM), developed jointly with Israel, from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast, on Tuesday.
Defence sources said the missile was fired against a pilot-less target aircraft (PTA) to gauge the killing efficiency of the system and it achieved a direct hit. The missile with a dummy payload was launched from a mobile launcher at about 2.30 pm from the launching complex - III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea.
The missile's first test was carried out at about 10.15 am in a similar configuration. The missile then also had successfully intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle, mimicking an incoming hostile aircraft.
Speaking to 'The New Indian Express' from the test range a senior defence official said both the missiles successfully destroyed the targets as coordinated. "It was a proud moment for the country," he felt elated.
Read the full story at The New Indian Express