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Akash missile-Test

December 7 , 2017 2417 days 1032 0
  • 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).

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