Aerospace Diary

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Nov 23, 2012 The Interceptor Missile AAD launched by DRDO from Wheeler’s Island, Odisha “successfully destroyed the incoming Ballistic Missile at an altitude of 15 Km. The interception took place at 12.52hrs. The target missile, a modified version of Prithvi, mimicking the enemy’s ballistic missile, was launched from Launch Complex III, Chandipur. Long Range Radar and MFC Radar located far away could detect the Missile from take-off and tracked it through its entire path. The total trajectory of the incoming Missile was continuously estimated by the guidance computer and subsequently the AAD Missile was launched at an appropriate time to counter and kill the ballistic missile,” says MoD. The Ring Laser Gyro based Navigation System in Target, Fibre Optic Gyro based INS in Interceptor, Onboard computers, Guidance systems, Actuation Systems and the critical RF Seekers used for the terminal phase “have performed excellently.” The AAD Missile system ...

Neelam Mathews Sept 26, 2011 DRDOs surface to surface strategic PRITHVI (P-II) Missile was flight tested at 9 A.M IST today from the Launch Complex-III, ITR, Chandipur, Balasore District in Orissa.   The launch was carried out by the Armed Forces as a part of regular training exercises, says DRDO. PRITHVI-II, the first indigenous surface to surface strategic Missile, with a range of 350 km., reached the predefined target in the Bay of Bengal with an accuracy of 10 m.   All the Radars, Electro optical systems located along the coast have tracked and monitored all the parameters of the Missile throughout the flight path.   An Indian Naval ship located near the target witnessed the final event. PRITHVI-II Missile has been successfully flight tested a number of times as part of the training exercise.