02 March 2017

News Story: India successfully testfires home-made supersonic interceptor missile

AAD missile test 2007 (Image: Wiki Commons)
NEW DELHI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- India on Wednesday successfully testfired a home-made supersonic interceptor missile from a military base off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

The Advanced Air Defense (AAD) missile, which can destroy incoming enemy ballistic missiles at low altitudes, successfully intercepted a Prithvi missile within minutes, the sources said.

Read the full story at Xinhua