All the big countries of the world have ballistic missiles. Through which chemical, biological, conventional or nuclear attacks can be carried out. India also has powerful ballistic missiles. Neighboring enemy countries i.e. China and Pakistan also have these missiles. But to destroy their missile attack, India has made Brahmastra. Its successful tests have also been done. That is, Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Interceptor.
The name of this Brahmastra is- Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The name of the interceptor missile used in this is AD-1. This means that now any ballistic missile in the world whose range is more than 5000 kilometers will be destroyed in the atmosphere even before it falls on Indian soil.
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Its second test took place at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) located in Chandipur, Odisha. First Prithvi-2 ballistic missile was fired as a target missile of the enemy. After this, AD-1 interceptor missile was launched behind this missile. The target missile was launched from Launch Complex-4 Dhamra. Whereas the interceptor missile was launched from Launch Complex-3 ITR.
Ballistic missiles with 5 thousand km range will fail
This was the Phase-2 test of this missile. Interceptor missile is a weapon which destroys the incoming missile of the enemy in the air. That means it intercepts. After this test, India has now joined those countries which have the power to stop ballistic missiles with a range of 5 thousand kilometers or more. These countries are America, Russia and Israel.
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Now let us understand what is India’s anti-ballistic missile program?
DRDO has created an indigenous anti-ballistic missile program for the country. Make radar for that. Raised a stockpile of indigenous missiles. In the year 2006, India had successfully tested PADE i.e. Prithvi Air Defense System. In this, the anti-ballistic missile was called Prithvi Air Defense i.e. PAD.
PAD is an exo-atmospheric interceptor system. That means the AD-1 interceptor missile will go outside the atmosphere and destroy the enemy missile at an altitude of about 150 kilometers. The second is the Endo-Atmospheric Interceptor System i.e. to destroy the enemy missile at an altitude of 80 kilometers below the atmosphere. India has both these strengths.
On 6 December 2007, Advanced Air Defense (AAD) was successfully tested. Then the interceptor missile intercepted the target missile at an altitude of 30 kilometers. Successful testing was conducted again on 27 April 2014. The AAD was successfully tested again on 15 May 2016.
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These missiles can be deployed for the security of Delhi and Mumbai
On January 8, 2020, the Indian Air Force and DRDO had appealed to the Government of India to deploy interceptor missiles to protect Delhi and Mumbai from ballistic missile attacks. After providing security cover to these two cities, there is a plan to protect other major cities and areas also from these Brahmastras.
Which interceptor systems does the Indian Military have?
First… There are two layers of ballistic missile defense. The first is below the atmosphere and the second is above it. That is, missiles that can destroy enemy ballistic missiles with a range of 2000 kilometers at a height of 15 to 25 kilometers and 80-100 kilometers above the Indian soil.
Second… Project Kush… means the layer of S-400 acquired from Russia. It has the power to destroy ballistic and cruise missiles at altitudes of 150, 250, 350 and 400 kilometers.
third… These missiles Akash NG and Barak-8 can destroy enemy missiles coming in the air at an altitude of 70, 80 and 100 kilometers.
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Fourth… Layer of Akash missiles capable of striking at an altitude of 25 to 30 kilometers.
Fifth… Surface-to-air gun systems. Like NASAM-2. India has created VL-SRSAM for this. That is, Vertical Launch – Short Range Surface to Air Missile.
Sixth… The anti-ballistic missile systems of Phase-1 are interceptor missiles, which can destroy ballistic missiles of 2000 km range in the air. In Phase-2 this range increases to 5000 kilometers.