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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the supersonic interceptor missile, that was successfully launched by India on 1 March 2017
A
Akash
B
Trishul
C
Nirbhay
D
Prithvi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The AAD interceptor missile, which was fired from the Wheeler Island off the Odishan coast, successfully destroyed mid-air an incoming ballistic missile launched from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, about 70 km from the Wheeler Island."

Detailed explanation-2: -Agni-5 is an ingeniously built advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). It is a fire-and-forget missile, which cannot be stopped without an interceptor missile.

Detailed explanation-3: -The AD-1 is an interceptor missile system that is capable of neutralising incoming long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft at both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric levels.

Detailed explanation-4: -The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft.

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