A long range new surface-to-air missile jointly developed by India with Israel was test fired from ITR at Chandipur twice on Tuesday.
The first test while was carried out at around 10.14 am, the second one was conducted at around 2.25 pm from a mobile launcher in lC -III of ITR.
It was the maiden trial of the newly developed joint venture missile. Both trials were successful and there could be more tests in future, it is learnt.
The missile system includes a Multi Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF STAR). Earlier this year, between June 30 and July 1, three consecutive test firing of the medium range surface- to- air missile, were conducted from the DRDO base at Chandipur. It may be noted that 3,652 persons, residing within 2.5 km radius of the launch pad No.3 of the ITR at Chandipur, were shifted to temporary shelters along with their livestock on Tuesday in the morning by district administration to felicitate the trails.