India successfully test fires 'Akash' Missile

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Dec 06, 2017, 01:02 PM

India successfully test fires Akash Missile

Odisha Dec 6: In a major development a Surface-to-air missile 'Akash' was successfully test fired on Tuesday . Defence Ministry has said that " The missile was launched from the Launch Complex-III at ITR Chandipur in Odisha, at 13:38 hours."

The Ministry has also said that "The missile can target aircrafts flying at 18 km altitude and has a range of 30 km.The radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems along the coast have tracked and monitored all the health parameters of the missile."

The officials have also ordered that "With this success, India has achieved the capability of making any type of surface-to-air missile."
Many DRDO officials have witnessed the launch event.