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| India tests Akash surface-to-air missile again |
| 2007-12-20 |
| BHUBANESWAR, India - India on Wednesday tested its surface-to-air Akash missile twice, the latest in a series of tests of the short-range, defensive weapon, defence officials said. The missile blasted off from the Chandipur-on-Sea testing site in Orissa state on India’s eastern coast in successful back-to-back afternoon tests, officials with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation said. Three tests last week at the testing site 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of the state capital Bhubaneswar were also described as successful and included knocking flying targets out of the sky. The 700-kilogram (1,540-pound) Akash, whose name means “sky” in Hindi, has a striking range of 27 kilometres and can carry a 55-kilogram warhead. Tests of the missile were likely to continue this week to finetune the weapon for use by the air force, officials said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 It is interesting to see again and again the impossible succeed. Come a long way since '91. (jf, really appreciate your posts and pictures) |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2007-12-20 12:26 |
| #1 Two Akash missiles hit single target Prahlada, Chief Controller, Research and Development, DRDO, said from Chandipur: “Today, the IAF wanted us to fire two missiles against a single target to increase the probability of the kill. This [event] shows the capability of the radar, the supporting systems and the launcher to guide more than one missile against the same target. So we demonstrated it. It is a big milestone in the Akash system.” Mr. Prahlada said: “We have not only demonstrated the missiles’ flight but also shown the functioning of the integrated air defence system. This will give the user confidence in the maturity of the Indian technology in the SAM defence system. This is an opportunity to break away from the imported systems. The system will be customised and perfected as per the user’s feedback.” |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-12-20 05:52 |