Akash surface-to-air missile system
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The Akash surface-to-air missile system is an Indian medium-range, mobile air defense platform designed to intercept and destroy hostile aircraft and missiles.
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| Akash surface-to-air missile system canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
medium-range air defense system
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surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| ceiling | approximately 18 kilometers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| deploymentType | battery-level air defense unit ⓘ |
| designedBy | Defence Research and Development Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToIntercept |
hostile aircraft
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hostile missiles ⓘ |
| detonationMechanism |
contact fuze
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proximity fuze ⓘ |
| developer |
Bharat Dynamics Limited
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Bharat Electronics Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ Defence Research and Development Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Larsen & Toubro NERFINISHED ⓘ Tata Power SED NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generation | first-generation Indian medium-range SAM ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
command guidance
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radio frequency guidance ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration |
canisterized launch in later variants
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vertical launch ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Bharat Dynamics Limited
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Bharat Electronics Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRange | approximately 25 kilometers ⓘ |
| mobility | mobile land-based system ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Akash-1S
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Akash-NG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | in service ⓘ |
| originProgram | Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
tracked vehicle launcher
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wheeled vehicle launcher ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air defense ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
aircraft
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cruise missiles ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| radar | Rajendra fire-control radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radarType | passive electronically scanned array radar ⓘ |
| rangeCategory | medium-range ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | around 2009 ⓘ |
| successor | Akash-NG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systemComponents |
command and control unit
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fire-control radar ⓘ missile launcher ⓘ support vehicles ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indian Air Force
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Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
| warheadWeight | approximately 60 kilograms ⓘ |
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