Akash missile system inducted into the army
The indigenous surface-to-air short ranged defence system has the potential to prevent aerial threats from enemy's fighter planes, helicopters, drones and unmanned aerial vehicles up to a maximum range of 25 km and upto an altitude of 20 km.
The system was developed by the Defence Research Development Laboratory. I
The army will be getting two Akash regiments over a period of next two years.
It can evaluate and track danger and is capable of launching missile on the basis of information obtained by the radar systems.
The teeth of the system are the super sonic rocket ramget missile. This missile has a range from 3 to 25 km.
It has an altitude from as low as 30 metres going upto 20 kms. It flies several macs, upto 2.5 mac.
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