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AKASH missile

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News

  • From the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully tested the New Generation AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile.
  • The flight test was carried out at very low altitude against a fast-moving unmanned aerial target.
  • The weapon system successfully intercepted and destroyed the target during the flight test.
  • The entire weapon system, which includes the missile with the locally developed Radio Frequency Seeker, Launcher, Multi-Function Radar, and Command, Control, and Communication system, has been verified to be operational.
  • Modern missile systems like the AKASH-NG system can intercept swift and agile aerial threats.

Akash Missile (Akash-NG)

  • This missile is surface-to-air. This is a new version of the Akash missile that can travel up to Mach 2.5 and hit targets up to 60 km away.
  • It will enhance the capacity of Indian Air Force once it is put into service.
  • Creation & Manufacturing:
    • Developed in association with other DRDO laboratories by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad;
    • Produced by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
  • Akash Missile:
    • With the ability to engage multiple targets from multiple directions, the Akash is India’s first domestically manufactured medium-range Surface to Air missile.
    • The missile’s ability to be fired from mobile platforms like battle tanks or wheeled trucks makes it special. Its probability of killing is almost 90%.
    • The missile is aided by the “Rajendra” radar, which was developed domestically.
    • Thanks to its advanced radars and solid-fuel technology, the missile is said to be more accurate and less expensive than US Patriot missiles.
    • It can detect and destroy targets flying at low, medium, and high altitudes. It can engage targets at a speed of 2.5 times the speed of sound.
    • The Akash missile system has been designed and developed as part of India’s 30-year-old Integrated Guided-Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

About DRDO

●   Head office: New Delhi

●   It is the government of India’s Ministry of Defence’s research and development branch. Its goal is to achieve self-reliance in vital defense systems and technologies while also empowering India with cutting edge defense technologies.

●   It is the biggest research organization in India. The organization was established in 1958 through the merger of the Defence Science Organization (DSO) and the Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP), which at the time was the Directorate of Technical Development Establishments (TDEs) of the Indian Army.

●   Its network of laboratories is dedicated to the development of defense technologies in a variety of domains, including materials science, aerospace engineering, electronics, armaments, land combat engineering, life sciences, missiles, and naval systems.

 

 

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