Interceptor Missile
- DRDO launched the Prithvi-II nuclear ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island in Balasore, Odisha.
- An interceptor missile tracks and destroys the enemy missile mid-air.
- The BrahMos missile is a joint development by India and Russia.
- The Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) was initiated in 1983.
- The Prithvi missile was India’s first surface-to-surface ballistic missile, with its first successful test conducted on February 25, 1988.
- The Trishul and Akash missiles are surface-to-air missiles, while the Nag missile is an anti-tank guided missile.
- In 1956, Asia’s first nuclear reactor, 'Apsara', was commissioned in India, leading to expectations that India could also develop nuclear weapons.
- The Nirbhay missile is ....
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