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Bhubaneswar, Nov 18:
India Tuesday successfully test-fired the indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile for the second day from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Odisha, officials said.
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Picture Courtesy: hindu.comThe test firing was part of the user trial by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The missile is an air force version.
"The missile hit the para-barrel target. It was successful," said Chandipur ITR director M.V.K.V. Prasad.
Defence sources said the missile has already been inducted into the air force, and Tuesday's test firing was a "normal practice".
The medium range missile was also test-fired successfully Monday while similar trials would continue during the week, sources said.
The Akash missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is a medium-range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system with a strike range of 25 km.
While it can carry a warhead of 60 kg, it has the capability to target aircraft up to 30 km away and is packed with a battery that can track and attack several targets simultaneously.
(IANS)
