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Friday, May 02, 2014

Akash surface-to-air missile testfired

Akash surface to air missileIndia on Thursday successfully testfired indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile with a strike range of 25 km and capability to carry warhead of 60 kgs from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur as part of a user-trial.

Describing the launch as successful, Defence sources said that the sophisticated missile was testfired at about 10.58 hours from launch complex-3 of the Interim Test Range.

“The mission was successful. The trial was conducted by Indian Air Force personnel,” ITR Director M V K V Prasad said.

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