Akash-NG can strike targets at a distance of around 60 km and fly at a speed of up to Mach 2.5.
Soon after the successful flight test of Man-Portable Antitank Guided Missile, the DRDO successfully test-fired the new-generation Akash surface-to-air missile, (Akash-NG).
It can strike targets at a distance of around 60 km and fly at a speed of up to Mach 2.5.
Akash-NG was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), an integrated test range off the Odisha coast on Wednesday (July 21, 2021).
The missile was test-fired at around 12:45 pm from a land-based platform with all weapon system elements such as multifunction radar, command, control and communication system and launcher participating in the deployment configuration, the defence ministry said. The complete flight data confirmed the “flawless performance” of its weapons.
It has been developed by the DRDO’s laboratory in Hyderabad in collaboration with other wings of the premier defence research organisation.
It has been developed by the DRDO’s (Defence Research and Development Organisation) laboratory in Hyderabad in collaboration with other wings of the premier defence research organisation.
ITR deployed a number of monitoring mechanisms such as electro-optical tracking systems, radar and telemetry.
“During the test, the missile demonstrated high manoeuvrability required for neutralising fast and agile aerial threats,” the ministry said.
“Once deployed, the Akash-NG weapon system will prove to be a force multiplier for the air defence capability of the Indian Air Force,” it added.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO, the Indian Air Force and production agencies Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the successful test-firing of the missile.
DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy applauded the efforts of the team.