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NEW DELHI: Indian armed forces are going in for a huge induction of the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems to counter the threat posed by enemy fighters, drones and helicopters on both western and eastern fronts as well as protect "vital areas and installations".

Developed by DRDO after 25 years of technical glitches, the 25-km range Akash air defence weapon system finally seems to have found favour with the armed forces, who are desperate to plug existing operational gaps in air defence.

The IAF had earlier ordered eight Akash squadrons — six of them will be based in North East to counter China — for Rs 6,200 crore. Now, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Thursday cleared two Akash regiments, with six firing batteries and hundreds of missiles each, for the Army. The total order for the Army stands at Rs 14,180 crore at present.

The low-reaction-time Akash is designed to neutralise multiple aerial targets attacking from several directions simultaneously, with a digitally-coded command guidance system, in all weather conditions. "The fully-automated Akash has an 88% kill probability within a specified kill zone... It has even intercepted a target with a 0.02 sq metre of radar cross-section (a fighter has a 2 sqm RCS)," said an official.

DRDO, in fact, says the sleek 5.6-metre-long Akash, powered to carry a payload of 60 kg, can even take on sub-sonic cruise missiles. Akash, which DRDO claims is "96% indigenous", is not the only SAM system that the forces are going to induct to replace their obsolete Russian-origin Pechora, OSA-AK and Igla missiles.

25 yrs in the making, Army inducts Akash - The Times of India

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

two Akash regiments , with six firing batteries and hundreds of missiles each, for the Army.

that means 12 more systems right ? what is the difference between earlier order of eight squadron(means eight firing system ? ) vs two regiment with six firing system each ?

 

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two Akash regiments , with six firing batteries and hundreds of missiles each, for the Army.

that means 12 more systems right ? what is the difference between earlier order of eight squadron(means eight firing system ? ) vs two regiment with six firing system each ?

Army and air-force have different operating procedures. The army prefers highly mobile regiments to protect it's troops from fire from air. But the Air-force uses SAMs to protect its HVA on ground. Based on this the regiments and squadrons are deployed. Most of the armoured regiments have atleast one SAM battery protecting it from air based threats.

 

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Army and air-force have different operating procedures. The army prefers highly mobile regiments to protect it's troops from fire from air. But the Air-force uses SAMs to protect its HVA on ground. Based on this the regiments and squadrons are deployed. Most of the armoured regiments have atleast one SAM battery protecting it from air based threats.

One difference may be the IAF units may be wheeled only, while the IA unit will be a combination of wheeled and tracked platforms: wheeled for static purposes and tracked to be interleaved into mobile formations.

 

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NEW DELHI: Indian armed forces are going in for a huge induction of the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems to counter the threat posed by enemy fighters, drones and helicopters on both western and eastern fronts as well as protect "vital areas and installations".

Developed by DRDO after 25 years of technical glitches, the 25-km range Akash air defence weapon system finally seems to have found favour with the armed forces, who are desperate to plug existing operational gaps in air defence.

The IAF had earlier ordered eight Akash squadrons — six of them will be based in North East to counter China — for Rs 6,200 crore. Now, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Thursday cleared two Akash regiments, with six firing batteries and hundreds of missiles each, for the Army. The total order for the Army stands at Rs 14,180 crore at present.

The low-reaction-time Akash is designed to neutralise multiple aerial targets attacking from several directions simultaneously, with a digitally-coded command guidance system, in all weather conditions. "The fully-automated Akash has an 88% kill probability within a specified kill zone... It has even intercepted a target with a 0.02 sq metre of radar cross-section (a fighter has a 2 sqm RCS)," said an official.

DRDO, in fact, says the sleek 5.6-metre-long Akash, powered to carry a payload of 60 kg, can even take on sub-sonic cruise missiles. Akash, which DRDO claims is "96% indigenous", is not the only SAM system that the forces are going to induct to replace their obsolete Russian-origin Pechora, OSA-AK and Igla missiles.

25 yrs in the making, Army inducts Akash - The Times of India

that means Indian radars which are associated with Akash were able to track a stealth target??

good going India

by the way which inventory in Indian arsenal acted as 0.02 sqm target

 

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that means Indian radars which are associated with Akash were able to track a stealth target??

good going India

by the way which inventory in Indian arsenal acted as 0.02 sqm target

There is nothing called as complete stealth. it is just VLO...the concept of stealth is "Not to be seen till the last moment.". The reaction time to detect and engage the stealthy object is what makes it hard. If Aakash's radar sees a Raptor at 10 Kms the raptor would have taken Akash before it could engage it. That is how stealth works.

 

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One difference may be the IAF units may be wheeled only, while the IA unit will be a combination of wheeled and tracked platforms: wheeled for static purposes and tracked to be interleaved into mobile formations.

No man...I would rather see it as a whole air defence network. You cant single out a system and see in case of a scenario. You need to take in all of yor capablity an then have a clear view of what is going on.

 

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that means Indian radars which are associated with Akash were able to track a stealth target??

good going India

by the way which inventory in Indian arsenal acted as 0.02 sqm target

It would be the targets towed by lakshay.

 

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lakshay rcs is low (.02) ?? really?