India successfully test-fired Akash its supersonic surface-to-air missile with indigenous radio frequency seeker from at Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha.
It has been indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under Integrated Guided-Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
Akash missile
Akash is an indigenously developed medium-range, surface-to-air missile defence system.
It can target aircraft up to 30 km away, at altitudes up to 18,000 m.
It consists of Rohini radar that detects incoming aircraft with a range of 120 km.
It can intercept fighter jets, cruise missiles as well as ballistic missiles.
Recently, it was test fired with an indigenous radio frequency seeker.
This is the first surface-to-air missile with indigenous seeker that has been test fired.
With this success, India has achieved the capability of making any type of surface-to-air missile
This missile is being inducted into Army as Short Range Surface to Air Missile (SRSAM).