Published on 18 Feb 2025
• The DRDO successfully tested the New Generation AKASH (AKASH-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
• Developed by DRDO and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics, AKASH-NG is a medium-range mobile surfaceto-air missile defense system with a range of approximately 80 km.
• It is equipped with advanced technologies and features, including improved missiles, seekers, and radars, to intercept high-speed and agile aerial threats more effectively.
AKASH-NG Missile
DRDO
Defence Indigenisation
National Security architecture