{"id":55547,"date":"2025-07-18T12:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=55547"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:37:29","slug":"akash-prime-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/akash-prime-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Akash Prime Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Akash Prime Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India achieved a significant milestone by successfully destroying two Aerial High Speed Unmanned targets at high-altitude in Ladakh by Akash Prime.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Akash Prime Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>upgraded variant of Akash weapon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the high altitude region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Akash Prime Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a <\/span><b>medium-range, surface-to-air missile platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to protect mobile, semi-mobile and static military installations from a range of aerial threats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its key upgrade is an <\/span><b>indigenous Radio Frequency seeker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This allows it to beam out radio signals and home in on targets during the final phase of its flight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>capable of targeting objects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a range of around <\/span><b>25 to 30 kilometers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other key enhancements in Akash Prime ensure more reliable performance under low-temperature environments at higher altitudes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akash Prime is engineered for <\/span><b>deployment above 4,500 metres.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These new additions have been made after receiving feedback from armed forces, for the deployment of the system to provide air defence cover for vital installations and sensitive areas in high-altitude regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2145517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>PIB<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akash Prime Missile is an upgraded variant of the Akash missile system, designed for improved performance in high-altitude regions and extreme weather conditions. 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