Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has given approval for setting up a new missiles testing range in Andhra Pradesh.
Bharat To Develop New Missile Testing Range On East Coast
At a time when the Indian defence researchers are developing a large number of tactical missile systems, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has given approval for setting up a new missiles testing range in Andhra Pradesh. The proposal was cleared by the CCS headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week as per which the new missile range will come up in the Nagayalanka area of Andhra Pradesh.
The new missile testing range will be used for test firing of tactical missile systems like the surface to air missile systems, anti tank missiles and various other projects being developed by the R&D Organisation, they said. The CCS in its meeting last week gave clearance to major proposals of the armed forces including that of buying 31 Predator drones from the US and two nuclear submarines to be built by the Project ATV for developing strategic submarines for the Indian Navy, they said.
The DRDO is at an advanced stage of developing a large number of weapon systems for the defence forces including the Very Short-Range Air Defence Systems, man portable ATGM, ATGM, quick reaction S-A missile systems, VLSRADM and many other systems in the tactical domain. The DRDO would also be playing a big role in the construction of the nuclear submarines that have been cleared by CCS.
Integrated Test Range
The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is a Test and Evaluation (T&E) centre of the DRDO. Located in Balasore, Odisha. It provide safe and reliable launch facilities for performance evaluation of rockets, missiles and air-borne weapon system.
The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is a missile testing facility composed of two complexes – Launch Complex-IV (LC-IV) located on Abdul Kalam Island and Launch Complex-III (LC-III) located at Chandipur.
