TNPSC Thervupettagam

Export of Akash

January 5 , 2021 1423 days 1163 0
  • The Union Cabinet approved the export of Akash Missile System aiming to achieve the target of USD 5 billion of defence export.
  • The Akash missile is a short-range surface-to-air indigenous missile with a range of 25 km.
  • It is developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation under the Integrated Guided Missile Development programme (1984).
  • It was inducted in 2014 in the Air Force and in 2015 in the Indian Army.

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