New Delhi| Jagran News Desk| The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully test-fired the Akash-1S surface-to-air (SAM) missile defence system.
The 1S is the new version of the Akash missile which comes fitted with an indigenous seeker. This is the second successful missile test conducted this week.
The Akash system has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) is the production agency.
Akash has already been deployed by IAF at its bases in Gwalior, Hashimara, Tejpur, Jorhat and Pune. The deployment started in 2013
Akash is a potent supersonic mobile multi-directional, multi-target point, area Air Defence system that can simultaneously engage multiple air targets using sophisticated multi-function phased array radars.
The advanced ECCM (Electronic Counter Counter Measures) features provide secure communication links with other Air Defence Command and Control networks to handle the counter electronic warfare scenario