Akash missile test fired successfully

May 3, 2014

India successfully test fired indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha.
Akash Missile:

Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
Type: Surface-to-Air
Range: 25 km, medium range
Warhead Capacity: 60 kg
Comparative advantage: Compared with American MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system, Akash has the capability to neutralise aerial targets like fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles.