India Successfully Test-Fired New-generation Akash Missile

On 25th January, India successfully test-fired the new-generation Akash missile from Chandipur integrated test range off the Odisha coast.

Akash-NG Missile

  • The Akash-NG (new-generation) missile is a surface to air missile with brand-new rocket motor. Instead of the old ramjet that powered the legacy Akash missile, the new version has a two-pulse, solid rocket motor. This gives it a longer range of 30 km and the ability to generate a high terminal velocity, outperforming even the fastest and most agile enemy fighter.
  • Its entirely indigenous seeker head, which has been developed by the DRDO laboratory, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), makes it ....
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