Akash Missile
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Rajnath Singh hails might of indigenous arsenal during Op Sindoor: 'Enhanced India's reputation'
India | October 27, 2025 13:15 ISTThe Indian Armed Forces launched a massive operation against terror groups in Pakistan and PoK in retaliation to the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 innocent people.
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India proposes Akash Missile supply to Brazil to boost defence ties
India | October 16, 2025 7:34 ISTBoth sides held detailed discussions on ways to deepen their strategic partnership. According to a statement from the Indian Defence Ministry, the talks focused on identifying key areas for joint collaboration, particularly in defence production and technology.
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Brazil eyes India's Akash air defence system in a major boost for Indian military exports
World | July 03, 2025 16:54 ISTA medium-range, surface-to-air missile with a range of up to 25 km, the Akash missile system is capable of targeting aircraft and drones at supersonic speed.
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Akash surface-to-air missile system key in repelling Pakistani drone attacks: Defence Officials
India | May 09, 2025 11:45 ISTDuring the intervening night of May 8 and May 9, the Indian Army successfully repelled and decisively responded to multiple drone attacks and ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the western border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Akash Prime, new version of Akash Missile, successfully tested by DRDO | Watch
India | September 27, 2021 21:12 ISTThe missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircrafts, in its maiden flight test after improvements.
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New Generation Akash-NG missile successfully test fired in Odisha's Balasore | Watch
India | July 23, 2021 16:14 ISTThe test was carried out against a high-speed unmanned aerial target which was successfully intercepted by the missile.
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Union Cabinet approves export of Akash missile system
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India deploys Akash missiles at Ladakh LAC to tackle Chinese threat
India | June 27, 2020 23:00 ISTIndian Army on Saturday deployed Akash air defence system at Line of Actual control in Ladakh. Even as India and China are holding rounds of discussion to de-escalate the situation at the LAC, India is not taking any chances and beefing up its security presence on the frontline.
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BEL to deliver more Akash missiles to IAF
India | September 13, 2019 23:41 ISTThe company supplied the medium-range missile defence system to six Air Force squadrons in 2015-16 against an earlier order by the MoD.
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Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement of upgraded Akash missile system
India | September 18, 2018 21:15 ISTThe DAC approved the procurement of two regiments of the Akash missile system under the 'Buy Indian' category from the state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited.
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India successfully test-fires surface-to-air Akash missile
India | December 05, 2017 23:56 ISTIndia on Tuesday successfully test-fired Akash its supersonic surface-to-air missile with indigenous radio frequency seeker from a test range in Odisha, officials said.
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Akash Missile reported 30 per cent failure rate: CAG
India | July 28, 2017 22:56 ISTIn a report tabled in the Lok Sabha today, the Comptroller and Auditor General said the strategic missile system procured from the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd were deficient in quality. The missiles were to be deployed on the China border.
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India willing to export Tejas, Akash, Brahmos if IAF requirements are met: Manohar Parrikar
March 28, 2016 17:25 ISTPanaji: India is willing to export Tejas fighter jets, Akash missile system and even the Brahmos missile, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today, but added that it will happen only after the Indian Air Force's
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Indigenously-built Akash missile inducted in IAF
India | July 11, 2015 7:43 ISTGwalior: The indigenously-developed supersonic surface-to-air missile 'Akash' was formally inducted in the Indian Air Force (IAF) here on Friday.The missile, having a speed three times faster than that of sound, can hit eight targets at
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Manohar Parrikar visits BEL in Bengaluru
Politics | January 18, 2015 6:56 ISTBengaluru: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday visited the state-run Bharat Electronic Ltd (BEL) here and laid the foundation stone for its training academy."The academy will organise training programmes to build technical and behavioral competencies
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CBI closes probe in over Rs 575-crore Akash missile contract
India | November 30, 2014 21:46 ISTNew Delhi: Citing lack of evidence, CBI has closed its probe into alleged irregularities in the award of over Rs 575-crore contract in the production of Akash missile system components by top officials of Bharat
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Akash missile test fired successfully
India | November 17, 2014 17:11 ISTBalasore (Odisha): India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air ‘Akash' missile from a test range in Odisha as part of user trial by the Air Force.“The sophisticated Akash missile was test-fired from launch complex-3
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Akash missile ready for induction into Army: DRDO
India | June 18, 2014 20:12 ISTNew Delhi: Moving towards induction into operational service, the DRDO-developed Akash air defence missile system was today successfully test-fired by the Army and it hit an unmanned aerial vehicle.Buoyed by the success of the air
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Akash missile successfully test fired for second day in a row
India | May 02, 2014 21:35 ISTBalasore: In a perfect launch of the same missile for second day in a row, India on Friday successfully test fired indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial from the Integrated Test
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India conducts successful flight test of Akash missile
India | May 01, 2014 16:03 ISTBhubaneswar: India Thursday successfully test fired its Akash medium range surface-to-air missile from a defence base in Odisha, officials said.The indigenously developed missile with a 27-km range and an effective ceiling of 15 km was
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