- India successfully conducted an interceptor missile test of Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) off the Odisha coast, achieving a major milestone in developing a two-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system.
- The interceptor was launched from Abdul Kalam Island, earlier known as Wheeler Island of the Integrated Test Range (ITR).
- This Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) mission is for engaging the targets in the exo-atmosphere region at an altitude above 50 km of the earth’s atmosphere.
