Akash SAM fails to hit target

[SamantK]

The second user-specific trial of the Akash surface-to-air missile failed to hit the target on Saturday, which was conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, Odisha. The target was a Lakshya pilot-less target aircraft (PTA) which Akash could not home-in, although sources in Army said that the flight was good.

Three more post induction trials will be conducted soon. The first post-induction trial was carried out on Thursday which was successful.

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[Markus]

There are 3 more tests to go in May itself.

 

[SamantK]

Yeah that is correct, I bet there was a quality issue, which DRDO is facing all the time..

 

[SpArK]

Where is the source?

 

[SamantK]

^^ Added..

 

[yyetttt]

Where did the missile go after it failed to hit the target? Where did it hit?

 

[SpArK]

^^ Added..

Apart from blog u made.. any other???

 

[SamantK]

Where did the missile go after it failed to hit the target? Where did it hit?

probably drowned in the sea.. most likely I think..

 

[yyetttt]

@Spark If you clicked the link, at the bottom it says "The Hindu".

 

[Kinetic]

So far in two trials, one successful and one failed. Three more tests are waiting. We need more works on production quality assurance.



While the flight-trials done by the Army on Thursday were successful, what disappointed it on Saturday was that the missile failed to home in on Lakshya, which was flying over the Bay of Bengal. But the missile's flight was reportedly good. DRDO sources said data would be analysed to find the reasons for the failure. Lakshya is a cost-effective, re-usable aerial target system. It flies at less than the speed of sound, the maximum being 0.65 Mach. It can climb to an altitude of nine km.

The Army will conduct three more trials of Akash before May-end. “These are routine post-induction flight-trials. They went off well on Thursday. The missile is tested in actual conditions as far as possible,” the sources said. The Army and the IAF have placed orders for the production of Akash systems, totally valued at Rs. 23,000 crore. Each system consists of the missile, its launcher, ground system and radar.

 

[pari.mehta]

The Hindu : Sci-Tech / Science : Surface-to-air Akash fails to hit target

 

[scorpionx]

These kind of failures r bound to happen. DRDO will definitely overcome the small shortcomings.

 

[SamantK]

@Spark If you clicked the link, at the bottom it says "The Hindu".

Yeah the original source is The Hindu, click that again

Apart from blog u made.. any other???

Dude, there is a link I added on my blog too, check it..

 

[SpArK]

Got it.. I failed to hit the target.

 

[SamantK]

These kind of failures r bound to happen. DRDO will definitely overcome the small shortcomings.

Yup, good that atleast I like that it is always known when we fail, atleast it is not hidden