2006年11月28日,法新社驻新德里记者报道印度进行了本国的首次弹道导弹拦截试验并取得成功。印度军方在11月27日上午10时15分于巴拉索尔军事基地发射一枚“大地”-2型短程地对地弹道导弹,两分钟以后,另一枚同型号导弹从距离约80公里的惠勒岛发射,据印度官方称两者在空中相撞,拦截试验成功。 On November 28, 2006, AFP reporter in New Delhi reported that India conducted its first successful ballistic missile interception test and achieved success. The Indian military fired a “Earth” -2 short-range ground-to-ground ballistic missile at the Balsara military base at 1015 a.m. on 27 November. Two minutes later, another missile of the same type fired at a distance of about 80 Wheeler Island kilometer launched, according to Indian officials said the two collided in the air, blocking the successful trial.