▁called ▁A ster ▁( A ster ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁A ster ▁ 3 0 ). ▁A ster ▁ 3 0 ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁ball istic ▁miss ile ▁defense . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁France ▁announced ▁a ▁successful ▁tact ical ▁AB M ▁test ▁of ▁the ▁A ster ▁ 3 0 ▁miss ile ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁successful ▁inter ception ▁of ▁a ▁Black ▁S par row ▁ball istic ▁target ▁miss ile . ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Type ▁ 4 5 ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁French ▁Navy ▁and ▁Italian ▁Navy ▁Hor izon ▁- class ▁fr ig ates , ▁and ▁F RE MM ▁- class ▁fr ig ates ▁are ▁armed ▁with ▁P AA MS , ▁using ▁A ster ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁A ster ▁ 3 0 ▁miss iles . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁developing ▁another ▁version , ▁the ▁A ster ▁ 3 0 ▁block ▁II , ▁which ▁can ▁destroy ▁ball istic ▁miss iles ▁at ▁a ▁maximum ▁range ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 0   km . ▁▁ ▁It ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁Kill ▁Ve h icle ▁war head . ▁ ▁India ▁ ▁India ▁has ▁an ▁active ▁AB M ▁development ▁effort ▁using ▁ind igen ously ▁developed ▁and ▁integrated ▁rad ars , ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁miss iles . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁India ▁successfully ▁conducted ▁the ▁PA DE ▁( Pr ith vi ▁Air ▁Def ence ▁Ex erc ise ) ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁anti - ball istic ▁miss ile , ▁called ▁the ▁Pr ith