India conducts successful flight test of Akash-NG missile
International Desk
India today conducted a successful flight test of the new generation AKASH missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Bay of Bengal coast of the eastern state of Odisha, officials said.
The flight test was conducted by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) against a high-speed unmanned aerial target at a very low altitude. During the flight test, the target was successfully intercepted by the weapon system and destroyed, they said.
"It has validated the functioning of the complete weapon system consisting of the missile with indigenously-developed radio frequency seeker, launcher, multi-function radar and command, control and communication system", the officials said.
The system performance was also validated through the data captured by several radars, telemetry and electro-optical tracking systems.
The AKASH-NG system is a state-of-the-art missile system capable of intercepting high-speed, agile aerial threats. The successful flight test has paved the way for user trials.
