Thought was given in particular to the new missile's ability to intercept next-generation supersonic anti-ship missiles, such as the Brahmos missile developed jointly by India and Russia.
Undet udviklingen var der fokus på missilets mulighed for at ramme den nye generation af supersoniske antiskibsmissiler såsom eksempelvis Brahmos-missilet, udviklet af Indien og Rusland i fællesskab.