Key facts
- India successfully flight-tested its multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system.
- Three consecutive flight-tests were conducted on June 10 and 11.
- The system demonstrated the capability to intercept long and medium-range ballistic missiles.
- India is now among a select group of nations with BMD capability against intercontinental ballistic missiles.
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed the technologies for the BMD system.
India has successfully demonstrated its advanced multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system through a series of flight-tests conducted on June 10 and 11. These tests confirm the system's capability to intercept both long and medium-range ballistic missiles, including those operating outside the Earth's atmosphere.