{"id":79415,"date":"2025-12-24T12:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=79415"},"modified":"2025-12-24T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:15:08","slug":"akash-ng-missile-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/akash-ng-missile-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Akash-NG Missile System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Akash-NG Missile System Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the User Evaluation Trials of the Next Generation Akash missile (Akash-NG) system recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Akash-NG Missile System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akash Next Generation (Akash-NG) is a state-of-the-art <\/span><b>surface-to-air missile (SAM) defence system.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>developed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the <\/span><b>Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to protect vulnerable areas and points from air attacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>succeeds <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>original Akash missile system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has been <\/span><b>operational<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the <\/span><b>Indian Air Force since 2014 and the Army since 2015.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Akash-NG Missile System <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next-generation variant is <\/span><b>lighter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, weighing approximately 350 kilograms compared to the original&#8217;s 720 kilograms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of several advanced features, including an <\/span><b>indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker, dual-pulse solid rocket motor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>fully homegrown radars and Command, Control, and Communication (C2) systems.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These features enable the system to detect and engage high-speed, low-altitude, and long-range high-altitude targets with high precision.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to<\/span><b> engage multiple targets simultaneously,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of up to <\/span><b>30 km and an altitude of 18 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has the ability to <\/span><b>engage up to 10 targets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> simultaneously, with a firing rate of one missile every 10 seconds. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>The system can also be <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">deployed in various configurations,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">mobile and fixed installations.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/drdo-successfully-completes-user-evaluation-trials-of-akash-ng-missile-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akash-NG Missile System is a state-of-the-art surface-to-air missile (SAM) defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 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