India successfully test-fires its interceptor missile
India on Saturday successfully test-fired its interceptor missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, taking a step towards developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system. "PDV mission is for engaging the targets in the exo-atmosphere region at an altitude above 50 km of earth's atmosphere," officials said. The target mimicked a hostile Ballistic Missile fired from over 2,000 km.