Modi lauds successful testing of interceptor missile (Lead, correcting headline)
Thursday - March 2, 2017 1:24 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Modi lauds successful testing of interceptor missile (Lead, correcting headline)
New Delhi March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the country s defence scientists for successfully testing an interceptor missile saying it was a proud moment for the entire nation.
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.
--IANS
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