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India successfully test fires Advanced Air Defence supersonic interceptor missile

| @indiablooms | Dec 28, 2017, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): India, on Thursday, successfully carried out an interceptor missile test, thus validating the reliability of its two layered Ballistic Missile Defence, according to media reports.

The indigenously developed  Supersonic interceptor missile is capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude.

Tweeted Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Hansraj Ahir, "Congratulations to @DRDO_India for the successful test-fire of #Advanced Air Defence (AAD) supersonic interceptor #missile , capable of destroying any incoming ballistic missile in low altitude."


Image: Hansraj Ahir /Twitter

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