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Akash Missile
Manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited
Medium-range surface-to-air missile system
Key Specifications
Range
25 - 30 km
Speed
Mach 2.5
Warhead
55 kg HE-Frag
Guidance System
Command Guidance
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
350 mm
Weight
720 kg
Deployment
Mobile Launcher
Overview
Akash is a medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by DRDO and produced by BDL, designed to defend vulnerable areas from air threats.
Akash is a medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by DRDO. It is designed to defend vulnerable areas and points from air threats, engaging multiple targets simultaneously with an integrated command and control network.
Key Features
- All-weather, day and night capability
- Multi-target engagement
- High mobility with quick reaction time
- Advanced electronic counter-counter measures
- Network-centric command and control
Full Specifications
General
| Range | 25 - 30 km |
| Speed | Mach 2.5 |
Warhead
| Warhead | 55 kg HE-Frag |
Guidance
| Guidance System | Command Guidance |
Dimensions
| Length | 5.8 m |
| Diameter | 350 mm |
| Weight | 720 kg |
Deployment
| Deployment | Mobile Launcher |
Operators
| 🇮🇳 Indian Air Force · India | 15 squadrons since 2015 |
| 🇮🇳 Indian Army · India | 4 regiments since 2015 |
Photos
3 photos
Videos
2 videos
Frequently Asked Questions
Akash is an Indian medium range surface to air missile system developed by DRDO and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited. It is designed to defend vulnerable areas and installations against aerial threats, and it works as a complete system with its own radar and control elements rather than as a standalone round.
Design and development of the system is credited to DRDO laboratories, while Bharat Dynamics Limited is the production agency, which is how it is recorded on this page. Other Indian public and private firms supply subsystems such as radars, launchers and control equipment.
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