Posted on 03/12/2011 2:32:50 AM PST by Sancho1984
It pulverises ‘enemy' ballistic missile at an altitude of 16 km . In yet another confirmation of its ballistic missile defence capability, India on Sunday fired an interceptor missile, which intercepted an incoming ‘enemy' ballistic missile at an altitude of 16 km and pulverised it in “a direct kill.”
While the ‘hostile' missile took off at 9.32 a.m. from a launch complex at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Orissa, the interceptor blasted off at 9.37 a.m. from the Wheeler Island, off the Orissa coast.
The interceptor had a specially designed directional warhead, “which will go towards the target, look at it and cause the maximum damage.” The attacker ended up in a shower of fragments over the Bay of Bengal, “confirming a very good kill.” Both the missiles were made by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, told The Hindu from Wheeler Island that it was “a fabulous launch” and “it had a copybook terminal homing, taking the interceptor very close to the incoming ballistic missile.” The attacker simulated the 600-km range of a ballistic missile and the interceptor sped up at 4.5 Mach. “With this launch, we have perfected the interception in endo-atmosphere” below an altitude of 50 km, he said.
This is the DRDO's sixth interceptor mission, and five have been successful including a hat-trick in the first three.
“Our BMD programme has matured, and it is really ready now for integration into the air defence assets of the country. India is next only to the U.S., Russia, France and Israel, which have the BMD capability,” said Dr. Sarawat, who is also the DRDO Director-General and architect of India's interceptor missile programme.
Asked about China's capability, Dr. Saraswat replied: “China is still developing it.”
Avinash Chander, Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory, DRDO, Hyderabad, called it “a fantastic mission, with a perfect hit and a 100 per cent confirmation of a direct kill.”
Not any too soon either, with the Middle East boiling up the way it has recently. India is generally peaceful towards other countries, but clashes brought on by Muslims in and around India are increasingly troublesome.
Obummer is probably lying awake at night thinking about how to counter India for his muslim and chinese allies.
Hooray for India throwing a monkey wrench into the Bummer’s plans.
The best part of this development is that the radars used in detecting and tracking the enemy missiles are a mix of Indian and Israeli radars. Goes to show what cooperation between two countries oppressed by islamic terror can do! Israelis have been India’s all-weather friends for a while now, starting with the Kargil War in 1999. Russia, which used to perform this role in pre-2000 era, is slowing declining while India is looking more westwards for its defense and strategic ties.
Instead he offered us PAC 3 ,but we declined this offered and went ahead with indigeous BMD..
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