Akash Missile System

Akash Missile System Latest News

India is learnt to have pitched for the supply of the Akash missile system to Brazil, as the Defence Minister recently held wide-ranging talks with Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi.

About Akash Missile System

• It is a short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
• It is designed to protect vulnerable areas, points, and assets from a range of aerial threats, including fighter aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and helicopters.
• It was indigenously designed and developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is produced by Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL).
• It is currently in service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army. 

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Akash Missile System Features

• The system features a launcher, a missile, a control centre, an integral mission guidance system, a multifunctional fire control radar, a system arming and explosion mechanism, a digital autopilot, C4I (command, control, communication, and intelligence) centres and supporting ground equipment.
• It can simultaneously engage multiple targets in Group Mode or Autonomous Mode.
• The missile is 5.87 meters long, 350 millimeters in diameter, and weighs 710 kilograms.
• It features a solid-fuel, ramjet propulsion system, capable of reaching speeds of Mach 2.5 to 3.5 (up to 4,200 km/h).
• It covers a range of 4.5 km to 25 km and can engage aerial threats flying between 100 meters and 20 kilometers in altitude.
• It is a fully mobile system, effective at engaging multiple targets simultaneously with a kill probability of up to 99% with a salvo of two missiles. 
• Its sophisticated Rajendra radar can track numerous targets and guide multiple missiles concurrently.
• It is fully automatic, features built-in electronic counter measures, and is mobile across different terrains.

Source: TH