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India showcases A-SAT missile prowess
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- India on Sunday showcased its anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile capability to the world as the weapon, rolled out on the Rajpath during the 71st Republic Day parade.
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- ADTCR: A DRDO marching contingent displayed the A-SAT missile along with a second equipment, the Air Defence Tactical Control Radar (ADTCR).
- More about ADTCR
(1) Developed by- DRDO
(2) Purpose: The ADTCR is used for volumetric surveillance, detection, tracking and friend/foe identification of aerial targets of different types and transmission of prioritised target data to multiple command posts and weapon systems.
(3) The radar is capable of detecting very small targets and low flying targets.
(4) Versatile in deployment: The Radar can be deployed in plain lands, deserts and in the mountain regions for the purpose of tactical early warning for Ground based Weapon Systems.
- A-SAT missile
(1) Developed by- DRDO under Mission Shakti
(2) On March 27, 2019 the DRDO shot down a live satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) of 300 km using a modified interceptor of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system in ‘hit to kill’ mode with 10-cm accuracy.
(3) The test made India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to have tested an ASAT weapon.
Source
The Hindu