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2 More User Trials of Akash by IAF Today -The New Indian Express
Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel are likely to conduct two more user trials of surface-to-air nuclear capable Akash missile from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast on Tuesday. After the IAF trials, the missile handling wing of Indian Army has planned to carry out a series of trials of Akash.
Defence sources said during the IAF user trial, the anti-aircraft missile would target the tow body suspended from a pilot-less target aircraft (PTA) while the Army would target the Italian aircraft Mirage in a simulated coordination. The tests would be conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea.
The missile failed to destroy the target hanged down from the PTA during the test on April 23 while on April 26, Akash missile system were test-fired in two separated modes, successfully intercepting the fast moving incoming and receding manoeuvring targets respectively, towed by the unmanned target aircraft.
A source at the test range said after the failed mission when the IAF personnel reportedly warned the Akash team that they would pack up and return back, the Akash project head convened an immediate meeting where he strictly ordered the team to pull up their socks and get the system ready at any cost.
A couple of trials in 2012 had also ended in failure.However, the mission scripted a stupendous success on April 26.
Project Director G Chandramouli said all the mission objectives trials were met and the missile system had performed as expected. “It is a notable achievement that the entire equipment of sophisticated radars, control centres, launchers and ground support systems for IAF have been realised and produced in less than two years indicating the integrated capability of DRDO, DDP, inspection agency MSQAA and Indian Industry,” he said. A path has been created for continuous production of sophisticated surface-to-air missile systems in the country through this programme, he added.
Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel are likely to conduct two more user trials of surface-to-air nuclear capable Akash missile from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast on Tuesday. After the IAF trials, the missile handling wing of Indian Army has planned to carry out a series of trials of Akash.
Defence sources said during the IAF user trial, the anti-aircraft missile would target the tow body suspended from a pilot-less target aircraft (PTA) while the Army would target the Italian aircraft Mirage in a simulated coordination. The tests would be conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea.
The missile failed to destroy the target hanged down from the PTA during the test on April 23 while on April 26, Akash missile system were test-fired in two separated modes, successfully intercepting the fast moving incoming and receding manoeuvring targets respectively, towed by the unmanned target aircraft.
A source at the test range said after the failed mission when the IAF personnel reportedly warned the Akash team that they would pack up and return back, the Akash project head convened an immediate meeting where he strictly ordered the team to pull up their socks and get the system ready at any cost.
A couple of trials in 2012 had also ended in failure.However, the mission scripted a stupendous success on April 26.
Project Director G Chandramouli said all the mission objectives trials were met and the missile system had performed as expected. “It is a notable achievement that the entire equipment of sophisticated radars, control centres, launchers and ground support systems for IAF have been realised and produced in less than two years indicating the integrated capability of DRDO, DDP, inspection agency MSQAA and Indian Industry,” he said. A path has been created for continuous production of sophisticated surface-to-air missile systems in the country through this programme, he added.
WTF? The warhead of the Akash is fitted with a high-explosive, pre-fragmented warhead with proximity fuse. You don't need a nuke warhead to blow up planes in the sky, for crying out loud!! Next, some idiot journalist will say the Akash is MIRV capable!! 
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