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Akash Air Defence Missile System

Kumari Sonali

Akash Air Defence Missile System:

India recently offered the indigenous Akash air defence missile system to the UAE.

  • Akash Air Defence Missile System is a Short Range Surface to Air Missile System to protect vulnerable areas and points from air attacks.
  • 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).
  • The system was inducted into the Indian Air Force in 2014 and in the Indian Army in 2015.
  • In 2022, Armenia became the first foreign country to buy this missile system.
  • It is 5.8 m long, has a diameter of 350 mm and a wingspan of 1,105mm.
  • Range of Operation : 4.5 km to 25 km
  • Altitude of Operation : 100 m up to 20 km
  • Guidance System : Command Guidance
  • Target types: Helicopters, Fighter aircrafts, UAVs etc.
  • It can simultaneously engage multiple targets in Group Mode or Autonomous Mode.
  • It has built-in Electronic Counter-Counter Measures (ECCM) features.
  • It has high immunity against active and passive jamming.
  • The entire weapon system has been configured on mobile platforms.
  • Open system architecture ensures adaptability to existing and futuristic Air Defence environments.
  • The most important element of the Akash SAM system battery is its high-power, multi-function Rajendra phased array radar.
  • The 3D passive electronically scanned array Rajendra radar (PESA) can electronically scan and guide the missile towards targets.
  • It provides information on the range, azimuth, and height of a flying target.

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