Indian defence system
Indian ballistic missile Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks. [1] [2] Introduced in light of the ballistic missile threat from Pakistan, [3] and China , it is a double-tiered system consisting of two land and sea-based interceptor missiles , namely the Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) missile for high altitude interception, and the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile for lower altitude interception. The two-tiered shield should be able to intercept any incoming missile launched from 5,000 kilometres away. [4] The system also includes an overlapping network of early warning and tracking radars, as well as command and control posts. [5] The PAD was tested in November 2006, followed by the AAD in December 2007. With the test of the PAD missile, India became the fourth country to have successful...