The Akash missile is India’s first indigenously designed, developed and produced air defence surface-to-air missile system. Akash is a supersonic short range surface-to-air missile capable of neutralising aerial threats.
- The asset of this missile system is its capability to neutralise multiple aerial targets coming from different directions at the same time.
- The maximum range of this missile is 25 kilometres and can neutralise targets at a maximum altitude of 20 kilometres. It is meant for neutralising medium range air targets flying at low or medium height.
- Akash has been indigenously built. It is a result of 96% indigenisation, with the design being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and built by Bharat Dynamics Limited along with the involvement of Bharat Electronics Limited.
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 29 July 2017 - INSIGHTSissile system and comes after the Army earlier this year showed interest in going for the Israeli quick-reaction surface-to-air missiles (QR-SAMs) to take on enemy fighters, helicopters and drones instead of Akash. Know about Akash Missile: <span>The Akash missile is India’s first indigenously designed , developed and produced air defence surface-to-air missile system . Akash is a supersonic short range surface-to-air missile capable of neutralising aerial threats. The asset of this missile system is its capability to neutralise multiple aerial targets coming from different directions at the same time. The maximum range of this missile is 25 kilometres and can neutralise targets at a maximum altitude of 20 kilometres. It is meant for neutralising medium range air targets flying at low or medium height. Akash has been indigenously built. It is a result of 96% indigenisation, with the design being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and built by Bharat Dynamics Limited along with the involvement of Bharat Electronics Limited. Sources: pib. Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. India’s first unmanned tank Muntra India’s first unman Summary
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