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Detailed explanation-1: -(Representative image) The interceptor was engaged against a target which was a naval version of Prithvi missile launched from a ship anchored inside Bay of Bengal, taking up the trajectory of a hostile ballistic missile.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 6 March 2011 DRDO successfully test-fired interceptor missile from Advanced Air Defence (AAD) which destroyed a ‘hostile’ target ballistic missile, a modified Prithvi, at an altitude of 16 km over the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-3: -It can hit the target with accuracy beyond the range of 5, 000 km. India successfully test fired Agni-5, a nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missile on 15 December. The missile has the capability of hitting targets beyond the range of 5000 km, sources in the Defense Ministry said.

Detailed explanation-4: -India successfully test fired nuclear-capable Agni-V ballistic missile having a range of over 5, 000 km, marking a significant boost to the country’s strategic deterrence.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.