<p>India Wednesday test fired its Akash surface-to-air missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.The indigenously developed missile, with a 27-km range and an effective ceiling of 15 km, was test fired from the Integrated Test Range of Chandipur in the coastal district of Balasore, 230 km from here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"It was a trial by the Indian Air Force," test range director M.V.K.V. Prasad told IANS.The 700-kg all-weather missile can carry a 60-kg warhead at speeds of up to Mach 2.5. It can operate autonomously and simultaneously engage and neutralise different aerial targets.<br /><br />It can be launched from static or mobile platforms, enabling flexible deployment by the armed forces.<br /><br />Developed by DRDO, Akash is being produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited as the nodal production agency with the involvement of Bharat Electronics Limited and a large number of other industries.<br /></p>
<p>India Wednesday test fired its Akash surface-to-air missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.The indigenously developed missile, with a 27-km range and an effective ceiling of 15 km, was test fired from the Integrated Test Range of Chandipur in the coastal district of Balasore, 230 km from here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"It was a trial by the Indian Air Force," test range director M.V.K.V. Prasad told IANS.The 700-kg all-weather missile can carry a 60-kg warhead at speeds of up to Mach 2.5. It can operate autonomously and simultaneously engage and neutralise different aerial targets.<br /><br />It can be launched from static or mobile platforms, enabling flexible deployment by the armed forces.<br /><br />Developed by DRDO, Akash is being produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited as the nodal production agency with the involvement of Bharat Electronics Limited and a large number of other industries.<br /></p>