Sea trials for floating missile test range INS Anvesh begin this month

The FTR will not only speed up the missile projects of DRDO but also allow live testing of interceptor missiles for phase II of the Ballistic Missile Defence program.Sea trials of India's first floating missile test range (FTR).
INS Anvesh, are set to begin this month with the ship expected to be commissioned in the next two months. Built by Cochin Shipyard and designed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the nearly 9000-tonne ship will be used to test missiles up to a range of 1500 kilometers deep inside the Indian Ocean without the threat to the population or sea traffic as well as landmass limitation.