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Recently developed, India's Akash missile defence system also has the capability to "neutralise aerial targets like fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles". [95] [96] Project Kusha is an Indian long-range mobile surface-to- air missile defence system under development by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO ...
Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Phase I Pradyumna: Exoatmospheric ABM: Inertial navigation system Active radar homing: 2,000 km (1,200 mi) 80 km (50 mi) Mach 5+ Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle 40 kg 2006 In service [73] Advanced Air Defence: Endoatmospheric ABM: 150 km (93 mi) 40 km (25 mi) Mach 4.5 Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill ...
Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation , Ordnance Factories Board and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in India. [28] [29] The missile system can target aircraft, cruise missiles, air to surface missiles and ballistic missiles up to 30 km to 60 km away, at ...
The missile system will consist of at least three types of interceptors and is expected to be deployed by the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy by 2028–2029. [1] [5] [6] It will supplement the Indo-Israeli Barak 8, Russian S-400 and Indian Ballistic Missile Defence System in the Indian armed forces.
The system provides air defence missile coverage for an area of 2,000 km 2 (770 sq mi). The Indian military's combined orders of the Akash, including radar systems (WLR and Surveillance), have a total worth of ₹ 28,800 crore (equivalent to ₹ 400 billion or US$4.7 billion in 2023).
The Ballistic Missile Defence Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defense system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
The Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation, or SAMAR is a short range, quick reaction surface-to-air missile system. The Indian Air Force (IAF) Maintenance Command's 7 Base Repair Depot Tughlakabad (BRD) and 11 Base Repair Depot Ojhar, in collaboration with Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki, two Indian private sector companies, created the SAMAR system.
The missile proved to have the high maneuverability needed to neutralize swift and agile airborne threats throughout the test. [15] Akash-NG for IAF was test fired against a fast-moving UAV. DRDO successfully test-fired the Akash-NG surface-to-air missile air defence system off the coast of Odisha in Balasore at 11:45am IST on 23 July 2021. The ...