Machilipatnam Test Range Project

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Machilipatnam Test Range Project is a missile test range facility being built by DRDO of India.

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As of 2012 the project is proposed to be set up at Gollalamoda village in Nagayalanka mandal of Krishna district near the coastal town of Machilipatnam. [1] The project requires over 260 acres of land with an investment of Rs 1000 Crores. [2] The defence minister of India, Rajnath Singh, attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the range on August 26, 2019 along with the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. [3] [4]

The facility is projected to be a full-fledged testing range to support both short-range and long-range missile missions. It will have a launch control centre, a few launch pads, a blockhouse and state-of-the-art communication network, along with permanent monitoring stations for telemetry and electro-optical tracking. [5] The project is expected to be completed in three years from the time of allotment of land to DRDO. [2]

On 10 October 2024, under the Integrated Test Range, the Cabinet Committee on Security approved the proposal for the establishment of a new missile testing range in Nagayalanka region in Andhra Pradesh. [6]

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