Earlie­r tests were conduc­ted on March 1 and Februa­ry 11, 2017India experimented developing its two-tiered ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield, which has been long in the making, by testing an Advanced Air Defence supersonic interceptor missile to destroy an incoming ballistic missile over the Bay of Bengal. Pakistan has expressed serious concerns multiple times over the building and development of inter-continental ballistic missiles by India, Radio Pakistan reports. India initiates ‘mother of all underwater defence deals’This was the third supersonic interceptor test carried out this year. It was a part of efforts to have a full-fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system. The state-of-the-art interceptor missile has its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capabilities and sophisticated radars.

Source: The Express Tribune December 29, 2017 10:41 UTC