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**uncoosesoge** · 05-06-2012, 06:08 PM

2012-05-06 16:44 - The Times of India

NEW DELHI - India's ballistic missile defense shield is ready for deployment and it can be put in place at short notice,
a top military scientist said Sunday. "The ballistic missile defense shield is now mature." the chief of India's Defense
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), VK Saraswat, told the media in the national capital.

The DRDO developed the missile shield primarily to guard against incoming missiles from it's northern neighbor. It
claims to have successfully tested on an incoming missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers. The scientist said that as
of now the shield can be put in place to protect at least two cities in the country. "However, the places have not been
identified," he said. He further said that in the second phase, the shield would be capable of intercepting and destroying
an incoming missile with a range of 5,000 kms. "This phase will be ready by 2016," he added.

05-06-2012, 06:08 PM	#1
uncoosesoge Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	India's ballistic missile shield ready for deployment 2012-05-06 16:44 - The Times of India *NEW DELHI -* India's ballistic missile defense shield is ready for deployment and it can be put in place at short notice, a top military scientist said Sunday. "The ballistic missile defense shield is now mature." the chief of India's Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), VK Saraswat, told the media in the national capital. The DRDO developed the missile shield primarily to guard against incoming missiles from it's northern neighbor. It claims to have successfully tested on an incoming missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers. The scientist said that as of now the shield can be put in place to protect at least two cities in the country. "However, the places have not been identified," he said. He further said that in the second phase, the shield would be capable of intercepting and destroying an incoming missile with a range of 5,000 kms. "This phase will be ready by 2016," he added.
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