The new generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a surface-to-air missile was successfully tested from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday (21 July) by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The flight trial was conducted 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 Akash-NG missile system has been developed by Hyderabad-based Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and to see its performance, representatives of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were present.
“In order to capture flight data, ITR deployed a number of Range stations like, Electro Optical Tracking System, Radar and Telemetry. The flawless performance of the entire weapon system has been confirmed by complete flight data captured by these systems,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
After the missile was fired, it met all its parameters and demonstrated the high manoeuvrability required for neutralising fast and agile aerial threats and as per the DRDO, the Akash-NG weapon system will prove to be a force multiplier for the air defence capability of the Indian Air Force.
Production agencies Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) also participated in the trials, the ministry said.
The successful trial of this surface to air missile was greeted with a congratulatory message from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
(with inputs from PIB)
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