With a watch to exporting the indigenous weapon programs, India has strongly demonstrated the firepower of its Akash surface-to-air (SAM) weapon system, the place a single firing unit simultaneously engaged and destroyed 4 unmanned targets during the current Exercise Astrashakti 2023. With the demonstration during the Air Force Exercise Astrashakti-2023, India turned the primary nation to display the aptitude of partaking 4 targets simultaneously at such ranges by command steering utilizing a single firing unit, defence officers mentioned.
“India demonstrated the firepower of the indigenous Akash missile system, where four targets (unmanned aerial targets) were engaged simultaneously by a single Akash firing unit. The demonstration was conducted by the IAF during Astrashakti 2023 at Suryalanka Air Force Station on December 12,” they mentioned.
Defence officers clarify the process
Explaining the trials, the officers mentioned that 4 targets have been coming from the identical course during the train in a detailed formation and have been break up to assault their very own defence property from varied instructions suddenly.
“The Akash firing unit was deployed with Firing Level Radar (FLR), Firing Control Centre (FCC), and two Akash Air Force Launcher (AAFL) launchers having five armed missiles,” they mentioned.
The FLR was detected and tracked and the air situation with 4 targets was up to date to the next echelon.
The targets have been assigned to the Akash Firing Unit to neutralise the risk. The commander issued the firing instructions when the system prompted the engagement as per system functionality.
“Two Akash missiles were launched from two launchers and the same launcher was assigned for next two targets. A total of four missiles were launched within a short span and all four targets were successfully engaged at maximum range (around 30 km) simultaneously,” they mentioned.
What is Akash Weapon System?
The Akash Weapon System is indigenously designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by defence public sector models together with different industries.
Akash has been deployed by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army for the final decade.
The present firing was carried out from the system, which was ordered in September 2019 as a repeat order from the IAF.
The Akash weapon system can be one of many indigenous defence programs which have bagged orders from worldwide clients.
It can be being continually upgraded by the DRDO scientists concerned in it they usually could get extra orders from Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Recently, DRDO chief Dr Samir V Kamat inaugurated a reproduction of the missile on the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai to draw gifted youth in the direction of defence analysis and growth.
(With ANI inputs)
