Indigenous surface-to-air missile Akash test-fired
25 Feb 2014 12:27 AM GMT
The missile targeted a floating object supported by Pilotless Target Aircraft ‘Lakshya’.
‘Lakshya was sent at 11.31 am before Akash test fired from the launch complex-3 at 11.42 am,’ a defence official said, adding, ‘Some more trials would be conducted within the next few days.
‘During the trial, the missile aimed at intercepting a floating object supported by a pilotless target aircraft, flown from launch complex-II, at a definite altitude over the sea,’ he said.
Akash is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
It has a strike range of 25 km and can carry a warhead of 60 kg. It has the capability to target aircraft at a distance of up to 30 km and is packed with battery that can track and attack several targets simultaneously, he said.
‘Lakshya was sent at 11.31 am before Akash test fired from the launch complex-3 at 11.42 am,’ a defence official said, adding, ‘Some more trials would be conducted within the next few days.
‘During the trial, the missile aimed at intercepting a floating object supported by a pilotless target aircraft, flown from launch complex-II, at a definite altitude over the sea,’ he said.
Akash is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
It has a strike range of 25 km and can carry a warhead of 60 kg. It has the capability to target aircraft at a distance of up to 30 km and is packed with battery that can track and attack several targets simultaneously, he said.
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