Surface to Air missile Akash hit the target 

Surface to Air Missile AKASH with indigenous seeker, successfully test fired from the Launch Complex-III, at ITR Chandipur, Odisha on December 05, 2017.

BALASORE: The Surface to Air Missile AKASH with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target Banshee, was successfully launched from the Launch Complex-III at ITR Chandipur today at 1338 hours.

The Radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems along the coast have tracked and  monitored all the health parameters of the missile. The launch operations were witnessed by Director General (Missiles), DRDO and Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri (SA to RM) Dr. G Satheesh Reddy; Director DRDL, MSR Prasad; Program Director, G Chandra Mouli; Director ITR, Dr. BK Das and other top DRDO scientists.

This missile has been inducted into Army as Short Range Surface to Air Missile (SRSAM). This is the first Surface to Air Missile with indigenous seeker that has been test fired.

With this success, India has achieved the capability of making any type of Surface to Air Missile. (AGENCIES)

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