A-SAT missile test is a significant milestone in country’s technological development: DRDO Chairman

Mar 28, 2019

New Delhi, Mar 28 (ANI): After successfully conducting an anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile test on Wednesday, the Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr G. Satheesh Reddy revealed in an interview with ANI about the project. Reddy said, “We have developed many technologies towards the A-SAT. We launched the missile against a satellite in the lower earth orbit. We've hit the target by ‘Kinetic kill’ that means by directly hitting the satellite.” He further said, “Scientists worked dedicatedly for it. This is a very significant milestone in the country’s technological development era. Only three nations had it and now we are the fourth one.”