India successfully test fires Air Force version of ‘Akash’ missile
India successfully test fired 2 indigenously-developed surface-to-air ‘Akash’ missiles of Air Force version from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha. The anti-aircraft missiles have a strike range of 25 km with potential to carry 60 kgs of warhead.
More on Akash:
https://www.gktoday.in/gk/akash/
https://www.gktoday.in/important-facts-akash-surface-to-air-missile/
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012