India Test Fires Surface-to-Air Akash Missile

01.02.2016 Products
India Test Fires Surface-to-Air Akash Missile

India Test Fires Surface-to-Air Akash Missile

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India on Thursday test fired its indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.

“Three rounds of test were carried out by IAF personnel aiming at para-barrel targets,” said an official.

The missiles, with a strike range of 25 km and capability to carry warhead of 60 kg, were test fired from 11 AM to 2 PM from the launch complex-3 of the ITR, he said.

Akash, which aimed at a para-barrel target during the trial, is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defense system developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.

Akash is powered by Ramjet-rocket propulsion system which renders thrust for the missile to intercept the target at supersonic speed without any retardation.

It can fly at supersonic speed ranging from Mach 2.8 to 3.5 and can engage aerial targets up to a range of approximately 25 km.

The missile was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in July 2015. Compared with the American MIM-104 Patriot, the surface-to-air missile system, Akash has the capability to neutralize aerial targets like fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles.

 



 
 

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