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Detailed explanation-1: -Pakistan in November 2013 successfully test fired Hatf IX (Nasr) missile, a short range surface to surface missile that has a range of 60-kilometres. The test fire was conducted with successive launches of 4 x missiles (Salvo) from a state of the art multi tube launcher.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Israel. Israel successfully tested a new naval air defense system on 21 February 2022. The “C-Dome” system is a naval version of the Iron Dome, which has been used to shoot down rockets fired from the Gaza Strip for the past decade.

Detailed explanation-3: -In June, India successfully carried out a night launch of the nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile, in a boost to India’s military capabilities. Following the test, the defence ministry had said that it reaffirmed India’s policy of having a ‘credible minimum deterrence capability.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on November 02, 2022.