Akash SAM Test Firing

Akash (Sanskrit for Sky, sometimes spelt Aakash) is under development as part of India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Program and DRDO to achieve self-sufficiency in the area of surface-to-air missiles. Akash is a mobile area defense medium-range of 27-30 km, and can engage targets from treetop level to 18,000 meters. The missile has a solid rocket booster stage, followed by a Ramjet engine, and weighs about 700 kg, with a 60 kg warhead. The missile has a terminal guidance system capable of working through electronic countermeasures. Akash SAM test-firing from Mobile Launch Vehicle (modified BMP-1) from the Interim Test Range (ITR), Balasore Image (c) Defence Research & Development Organization, MoD File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Akash SAM test-firing from Mobile Launch Vehicle (modified BMP-1) from the Interim Test Range (ITR), Balasore Image (c) Defence Research & Development Organization, MoD File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम्) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... IGMDP or Integrated Guided Missile Development Program was initiated by India for developing a range of Missiles, including Missiles of IR; Agni missile Ballistic Missile (Surface to Surface), SR; Prithvi missile Ballistic Missile (Surface to Surface), Akash Missile (Surface to Air), Trishul Missile (Surface to Air) and Nag Missile (Surface... The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is Indias premier research organisation for defence related matters. ... Inspecting an F-16 electronic countermeasures pod Electronic countermeasures (ECM) are any sort of electrical or electronic device designed to spoof radar, sonar, or other detection systems. ...

The missile system’s fire control radar is a multi-target and multi-function phased array radar called 'Rajendra' with a range of about 60 km. This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... // Description A giant phased-array radar in Alaska In telecommunication, a phased array is a group of antennas in which the relative phases of the respective signals feeding the antennas are varied in such a way that the effective radiation pattern of the array is reinforced in a desired direction... Rajendra is a passive phased array radar developed by DRDO of India and under production at BEL. It makes use of a passive phased array to search a volume of space, distinguish between hostile and friendly targets, automatically track up to 64 targets and command one of several launchers to...

It is being developed further to increase its speed, altitude and range to 60km.

The missile system has been through several trials at the Interim Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Orissa, and had, until recently, only met with moderate success. In November 2004, however, trials conducted with a live warhead and active terminal radar navigation achieved repeatable performance against test targets. In 2005, the Akash underwent systems and integration testing, firing a target drones, from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, India. Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ...

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