Modi congratulates successful testing of interceptor missile
Thursday - March 2, 2017 10:36 am ,
Category : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Modi congratulates successful testing of interceptor missile
New Delhi March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the defence scientists for successfully testing the interceptor missile and said that it was a proud moment for the entire country.
With this India joins the select group of five nations with such capability - a proud moment for the entire country the Prime Minister said in a tweet.
India on Wednesday successfully test fired the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile the second level of two-tier interceptor missile system that can destroy hostile ballistic missiles.
The latest test comes less than a month after India successfully tested the Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) interceptor missile on February 11.
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