A DRDO official has stated that India on Thursday has successfully test fired a new surface-to-air missile, developed jointly with Israel, from a defense base off Odisha coast and the medium range missile a product of joint venture between India and Israel, was successfully test launched from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at around 08.15 hours.
The official has also told that The missile positioned at launch pad-3 of the ITR swung in to action after getting signal from the radars to intercept a moving aerial target supported by an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) 'Banshee' over the Bay of Bengal.
Meanwhile a new production facility to deliver 100 missiles a year has been established for such type of long rang and medium range surface to air missiles at M/s Bharat Dynamics Limited, India.
It is stated that fishermen engaged in sea fishing along the Bay of Bengal in three Odisha coastal districts namely Balasore, Bhadrakh and Kendrapada were asked not to venture into the sea during the test launch time.
