“Why the latest test of Akash NG missile was more significant than you thought”, Swarajyamag, January 15, 2024:
“At 1030 hours on 12 January, a sleek missile blasted off from its mobile launcher on Kalam Island, on the Odisha coast, to successfully detect, track, intercept, and destroy a high-speed target flying at a very low altitude.
This deadly terminator was an Akash NG (Next Generation), a short-range surface-to-air missile developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The test was flawless. Its landmark success paves the way for user trials and subsequent induction into the Indian armed forces.
This test is significant for a number of reasons.
First, as the government press release states (and it merits quoting in full), “it has validated the functioning of the complete weapon system consisting of the missile with indigenously developed Radio Frequency Seeker, Launcher, Multi-Function Radar and Command, Control & Communication system……”
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