Akash-NG-Surface-to-air missile, successfully flight-tested by DRDO

Published: 26th Jul, 2021

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a surface-to-air Missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha.

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Key features of the Akash-NG missile

The missile system has been developed by Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories.
It is a New Generation surface-to-air Missile.
The missile has high manoeuvrability to neutralise aerial threats.
The missile is objected to boost to Air Defence capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
To capture flight data, ITR deployed several Range stations like Electro-Optical Tracking System, Radar and Telemetry.

How it is different from the Akash Missile?

This missile is a successor to the Akash and Akash-1S series of missiles with improvements such as a Dual-pulse solid rocket motor, a canisterized launcher and an AESA Multifunction targeting radar to improve its probability of kill with a smaller ground operations and logistics footprint.

Akash Missile

The Akash missile system can target aircraft up to 50–80 km (31–50 mi) away, at altitudes up to 18,000m.
It has the capability to neutralise aerial targets like fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles as well as ballistic missiles.
Akash flies at supersonic speed, reaching around Mach 2.5.
It has the capability to neutralise aerial targets like fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles as well as ballistic missiles.

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Akash-NG-Surface-to-air missile, successfully flight-tested by DRDO

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