Akash Missile: All About India’s First Home-Made Supersonic Missile
The missile is reportedly cheaper and more accurate than US’ Patriot missiles due to its solid-fuel technology and high-tech radars
Akash is India’s first indigenously produced medium range Surface to Air missile that can engage multiple targets from multiple directions. The all-weather missile can engage targets at a speed 2.5 times more than the speed of sound and can detect and destroy targets flying at low, medium and high altitudes.
The Akash missile system has been designed and developed as part of India’s 30-year-old integrated guided-missile development program (IGMDP) which also includes other missiles like Nag, Agni, Trishul and Prithvi.
Here is everything about Akash’s salient features, its range and why it is one of the best surface-to-air defence missiles in the world:
What is Akash missile's range and capability?
The nuclear-capable missile can fly at a speed of up to Mach 2.5 (nearly 860 meter per second) at a maximum height of 18 km. It can strike enemy aerial targets like fighter jets, drones, cruise missiles, air-to-surface missiles as well as ballistic missiles from a distance of 30 km.
What’s the length and weight of Akash?
The missile has a launch weight of 720 kg, a wingspan of 1,105 mm, length of 5.8 m and a diameter of 350 mm. It can carry a warhead of 50-60 kg.
What are the unique features of Akash?
What are the components of the complete Akash missile defence system?
Who manufactures Akash?
The missile system is designed and developed by DRDO. But Bharat Dynamics (BDL) manufacturer the missiles, while Bharat Electronics produces its hi-tech ‘Rajendra phased array radar’.
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