DRDO Successfully Completes User Evaluation Trials of Akash-NG

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 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)  has successfully completed the User Evaluation Trials (UET) of Next Generation Akash missile (Akash-NG) system. During the trials, the missiles successfully intercepted aerial targets at different range & altitude including the near-boundary-low-altitude and Long Range, high altitude scenarios.

Akash-NG, equipped with indigenous RF seeker and propelled by solid rocket motor, is a potent system for ensuring air defense against different types of aerial threats. All the systems & sub-systems including the Multi Function Radar (MFR), Command and Control Unit, Missile Launch vehicle (MLV) etc. have been designed by various laboratories of DRDO with the help of Indian industries. The trials were witnessed by Senior Scientists of DRDO & User Reps from the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Akash-NG will be more resilient to saturation attacks and have a quicker reaction time. The second stage's dual-pulse solid rocket motor is lighter than the air-breathing ramjet engine found in the earlier generation Akash and Akash-1S missiles. It assists in lessening the platform's weight and footprint. The missile's effectiveness against targets with low radar cross-section is enhanced by an AESA Multi-Function Radar and an electro-optical targeting system. It's optical proximity fuze offers superior anti-electromagnetic interference capabilities.

The missile uses an Ku-band active radar seeker which was revealed to the public during Aero India 2021. The multi-function radar can identify friends or foes, provide fire control up to 80 km (50 mi) and surveillance up to 120 km (75 mi). The EOTS can identify and track targets up to 45 kilometres (28 mi) away. Akash-NG has extensive electronic counter-countermeasures capabilities. The weapon system is capable of operating in all weather condition. It is transportable by road, rail, and air.

According to Electropneumatics and Hydraulics India, Akash NG can function at elevations between 20° and 70° and at 360° azimuth. It takes ten minutes to reload two stacks of canisterised missiles. The system can fire one missile in ten seconds after the command-and-control unit acquires the target, and a salvo of three missiles can be fired in twenty seconds. The deployment time from transportation to ready-to-fire mode is less than 20 minutes.

Ten targets can be engaged at once with Akash NG. As per Janes Information Services, the range of interception is as high as 50–60 km (31–37 mi). DRDO increased the missile's operational range from 25–30 km (16–19 mi) for the previous generation Akash to 70–80 km (43–50 mi) for the Akash-NG. The first domestically produced radio frequency seeker for Akash-NG was supplied by Bharat Dynamics Limited on 2 August 2023.

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