Akash Missile

India To Get More Akash Missiles, Say Top Officials: Report

India News | ANI | Wednesday December 4, 2019

The IAF officials said the force-placed an order for seven more squadrons of the Akash missiles only after "ironing out the initial issues".

Government Clears Over Rs 5,000 Crore Akash Missile Project For Air Force

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 5, 2019

In a bid to boost to Air Force's capability to take down enemy fighter aircraft, the government has cleared the procurement of six squadrons of the indigenous Akash air defence missile systems worth Rs 5,000 crore to be deployed on the borders with Pakistan and China.

Defence Research Body Successfully Test Fires New Akash Missile Version

India News | ANI | Monday May 27, 2019

DRDO on Monday successfully test fired the new version of the Akash surface to air defence missile system with a new indigenously-developed seeker.

Foreign Nations Showing Interest in India's Akash Missile: DRDO

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 19, 2018

Several countries have shown interest in procuring the indigenously developed Akash missile, a top Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) official said.

Akash Missile Successfully Tested With Home-Made Radio Frequency Seeker

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 5, 2017

India's indigenous surface-to-air missile Akash was successfully test fired on Tuesday, for the first time with a home-made radio frequency seeker, an official said.

3,600 Crores Later, Made-In-India Akash Missile Fails Tests, Says Auditor

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Friday July 28, 2017

As many as a third of the home-made Akash surface-to-air missiles have failed basic tests, says the country's national auditor, claiming the deficiencies of the missiles "posed an operational risk during hostilities."

With This Missile Sale, India Is Likely To Provoke Strong Reaction From China

India News | Reuters | Thursday February 16, 2017

India is in talks to sell short range surface-to-air missiles to Vietnam, the head of the defence research agency said on Wednesday, in what would be its first transfer of such weapons to the Southeast Asian country.

China Won't 'Sit With Arms Crossed' If India Sells Missiles To Vietnam: Chinese Media

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 11, 2017

Any moves by India to step-up military ties with Vietnam to counter China will create "disturbance" in the region and Beijing will not "sit with its arms crossed", state media said today, taking exception to a report that New Delhi plans to sell surface-to-air Akash missiles to Hanoi.

Akash Missile Test Fired For Second Consecutive Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 12, 2016

For the second day today, India's indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile was test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha.

India Successfully Test Fires Surface-To-Air Akash Missile

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 11, 2016

India today test fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore.

India Willing To Export Tejas, Akash, BrahMos: Manohar Parrikar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 28, 2016

India is willing to export Tejas fighter jets, Akash missile system and even the BrahMos missile, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday, but added that it will happen only after the Indian Air Force's (IAF) requirements are met.

Air Force's Fire Power Demonstration In Pokhran Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 18, 2016

The Indian Air Force will demonstrate its combat and firepower, including the Akash missile, for the first time, in the desert of Pokhran in Rajasthan on Friday.

India Looks To Double Missile Production To 100 Per Month

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 16, 2016

India is looking to double missile production to 100 per month, a senior defence official said in Hyderabad today.

Army Inducts Indigenously-Built Surface-to-Air Missile Akash

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 5, 2015

More than three decades after the project was initiated, Army today inducted the indigenously-developed supersonic surface-to-air missile Akash, capable of targeting enemy helicopters, aircraft and UAVs from a range of 25 kms.

India Successfully Test Fires Akash Missile

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 18, 2014

India on Monday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air 'Akash' missile from a test range in Odisha as part of user trial by the Air Force.