India has suffered a setback in its bid to create a missile defense shield when a test firing of the Advanced Air Defence interceptor failed on Apr. 6.
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The missile was launched from a canister for the first time. According to media reports, the interceptor was able to clear the canister successfully.
However, a few seconds later, it veered off course and crashed. This is the seventh test of the AAD and the first failure.