Akash missile News
Operation Sindoor just has gotten smarter. And Pakistan, once again, finds itself on the back foot.
The future of warfare is asymmetric. From drone swarms launched from shipping containers to precision attacks from behind enemy lines, conventional systems like the S-400 are no longer enough.
Protecting civilians was key, but defending the Golden Temple demanded extra vigilance and unmatched precision.
Akash downed Pak drones. India praised it. Brazil eyes deal. China competes. Global demand grows. Akash proves its power.
A video shared by DRDO shows how the Akash prime missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking an enemy aircraft in its maiden flight test with acute precision.
Giving a major boost to India's firepower, the 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.
India carried out firing of the indigenously developed Akash missile system along with Russian short-range Igla missiles.
Air Marshal Arora commended the participating combat squadrons for their professionalism.
Deshhit: Defence Ministry To Discuss Army Proposal For Akash Prime Missiles. Watch video to know more.
Akash missile has been chosen by the Defence Ministry over foreign systems also as the government scrapped an Army tender worth over Rs 17,000 crore to favour the Akash.
Akash missile was successfully test fired on Tuesday with an indigenous radio frequency seeker from the Launch Complex-III at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.
But with this move, China has been left in a fix and the the world's most populous country is wary of India's this decision.
The Akash missile has the "potential" to become the "mainstay" of India defence in its category and Israeli missiles were not chosen over it, parliament was told on Tuesday.
Indian Air Force will demonstrate its combat and firepower, to be witnessed by President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday in the desert of Pokhran.
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