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RE: Akash missile

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India on Friday test fired Akash, the nuclear capable surface-to-air missile, from the test range of Chandipore-on-sea in Balasore district of Orissa. It was the fifth and last trial, a defence ministry spokesperson said.
In the finale of the 10-day user's campaign, the missile destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle which was simulating an air attack. The warhead was destroyed soon after the guided missile was launched.
With the conclusion of trials, Akash will now go for indigenous production. The missile system is uniquely configured and customised for the Army and the air force.

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On the heels of conducting trials of interceptor missiles, India today revived its surface-to-air nuclear-capable Akash missile programme by carrying out its fresh test firing near Balasore.
The multi-target missile with a strike range of 25 km and capable of carrying a nuclear warhead of 50kg was test fired from a mobile launcher, defence sources said.

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Development work on India's surface to air Akash guided missile has been completed and the system is ready for trials by the Indian Air Force.

"After the user trials, the missile will enter production and induction" - Defence Minister A K Antony.

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