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DRDO successfully test-fires Akash air defence missile with indigenous seeker for 2nd time in last 2 days

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DRDO Successfully Test-Fires Akash Air Defence Missile with Indigenous Seeker for 2nd Time in Last 2 Days

This missile is the first surface-to-air missile with indigenous radio frequency seeker that was initially test-fired in 2017 from the Launch Complex-III at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.
With the successive successes, India has achieved the capability of making any type of surface-to-air missile.

By Kautilya / May 27, 2019

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully test-fired surface-to-air missile Akash-IS with an indigenous seeker for the second time in last two days. 

This missile is the first surface-to-air missile with indigenous radio frequency seeker that was initially test-fired in 2017 from the Launch Complex-III at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.  

With the successive successes, India has achieved the capability of making any type of surface-to-air missile. 

Source:TNN

Image Courtesy: DW

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