New interceptor missile test-fired

The target, mimicking an incoming enemy missile, was first test-fired from a naval ship at 9.06 am and after getting signals from the radars, the interceptor went into action.

“The trial was conducted successfully and all the mission objectives were met,” DRDO spokesperson Ravi Kumar Gupta told PTI. The details of the ‘kill effect’ of the interceptor missile were analysed after retrieving the data from radars and telemetry stations, an official said.

Earlier DRDO had successfully tested six interceptor missiles developed by it.