India successfully conducted user evaluation trials of the Akash Next Generation (Akash-NG) air defence missile system on Tuesday (December 23), meeting all Preliminary Services Qualitative Requirements (PSQRs), marking a major milestone in strengthening the country's indigenous air defence capabilities.
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India has achieved another significant milestone in the field of indigenous air defense systems with the successful completion of the user evaluation trial of the Akash-NG (New Generation) missile system. The successful trials indicate that the Akash-NG system is now ready for induction into the Indian armed forces, paving the way for its deployment with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force in the near future.
Missiles successfully intercepted aerial targets
According to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), during the trials, the missiles successfully intercepted aerial targets at different ranges and altitudes, including the near-boundary-low-altitude and long-range, high-altitude scenarios.
Akash-NG, equipped with an indigenous RF seeker and propelled by a solid rocket motor, is a potent system for ensuring air defense against different types of aerial threats.
DRDO successfully conducts high-speed rocket sled test of fighter aircraft escape system
Earlier this month, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at precisely controlled velocity of 800 km/h, validating some of the key safety parameters, including complete aircrew recovery at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh.
According to the Ministry of Defence, the test has placed India in "an elite club of nations" with advanced in-house escape system testing capability.
"Dynamic ejection tests are significantly more complex than static tests, such as the net test or the zero-zero test, and real measure for evaluating ejection seat performance and efficacy of the canopy severance system. A dual-sled system with the LCA aircraft forebody was propelled to precisely controlled velocity through phased firing of multiple solid propellant rocket motors," the ministry said in a statement.
The canopy fragilisation pattern, ejection sequencing, and complete aircrew recovery process were simulated using an instrumented Anthropomorphic Test Dummy, which recorded critical loads, moments, and accelerations that would be experienced by ejected pilots. The entire sequence was captured through onboard and ground-based imaging systems.
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