IAF To Raise Six New Squadrons of Akash Surface-To-Air Missile Defense System (Air Force Version)

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Do you the word terminology. For missiles we don't use squadrons, it is for air fleet.

Squadron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[$@rJen]

Do you the word terminology. For missiles we don't use squadrons, it is for air fleet.

Dumb @ss on display... look everyone

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Squadrons
You mean (14)Batteries or raise (7) battalion

In case you didn't know, Some air forces (including the Royal Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, German Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Indian Air Force and United States Air Force) use the term "squadrons" for non-flying ground units (e.g., radar squadrons, missile squadrons, aircraft maintenance squadrons, security forces squadrons, civil engineering squadrons, medical squadrons, etc.).

And 1 Squadron = 14 Batteries each (each squadron has 48-125 missiles)
Thus, 8 Squadron (2 Old, 6 New) = 112 Batteries

 

[The_magnificent]

Do you the word terminology. For missiles we don't use squadrons, it is for air fleet.

You have nothing more then thay which you can call Squadron. Ma be USA Donate you something in future

 

[TimeTraveller]

Why? What's the problem?

Are you worried about the range then the Akash SAM system main purpose is to defend vulnerable areas in all weather conditions against medium-range air targets being attacked from low, medium and high altitudes.

The Akash SAM is claimed to be more economical and accurate than the MIM-104 Patriot, operated by several nations including the US, due to its solid-fuel technology. The Akash can intercept from a range of 30km and provide air defence missile coverage of 2,000km².

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Akash Surface-to-Air Missile System - Army Technology

The range is better than the best. Akash is a very capable system and when deployed in forward areas, can deal with enemy air assets well outside our border. Plus, it is one of the cheapest SAM systems in the world, which means IAF and IA can unleash a barrage of missiles onto incoming air targets, making it impossible for any quantitative or qualitative air force to be able to penetrate into India during conflict.

No problem Sir but a disadvantage of this system is that this SAM didn't have an inbuilt seeker which can guide this missile to its destination( Through DRDO is working on it and to add this feature on Akash 2)....It has to depend on the guiding radar....Even HQ9( HQ-9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) is having this feature + it has a more potent range of 200km(slant range) and the thing is that it is in service since 1997 whereas Akash SAM is in service since 2009.....
Also there was some news few days back that out of 9 tests, Akash passed only 7(Leaving it at 77.7777% success rate)...........7 out of 9 is not the problem, the problem is that the tests failed after inducting it. Atleast there should be no fault after inducting more than thousands of missiles....And now what can DRDO,OFB,Bharat Dynamics,Bharat Electronics can do for the rest of these thousand missiles- Check each and every missile for faults..............Practically it is not possible or even not feasible......Another thing is that i am really confused between squadrons, units etc.....What are these things for a missile?.............Also how many Akash missiles India is having....?....3000 or 10000.....?......

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

No problem Sir but a disadvantage of this system is that this SAM didn't have an inbuilt seeker which can guide this missile to its destination( Through DRDO is working on it and to add this feature on Akash 2)....It has to depend on the guiding radar....Even HQ9( HQ-9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) is having this feature + it has a more potent range of 200km(slant range) and the thing is that it is in service since 1997 whereas Akash SAM is in service since 2009.....
Also there was some news few days back that out of 9 tests, Akash passed only 7(Leaving it at 77.7777% success rate)...........7 out of 9 is not the problem, the problem is that the tests failed after inducting it. Atleast there should be no fault after inducting more than thousands of missiles....And now what can DRDO,OFB,Bharat Dynamics,Bharat Electronics can do for the rest of these thousand missiles- Check each and every missile for faults..............Practically it is not possible or even not feasible......Another thing is that i am really confused between squadrons, units etc.....What are these things for a missile?.............Also how many Akash missiles India is having....?....3000 or 10000.....?......

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Indian Air Force = 8 Akash squadrons (each squadron has 14 batteries or 48-125 missiles)
Indian Army = 2 Akash regiments (one regiment is equal to 5 or 6 squadrons)

Certainly not more than 3000 missiles in total. Akash is to replace the ageing squadrons of Russian 2K12 "Kub" - India as of 2012 had some 180 2K12s.

 

[Tshering22]

No problem Sir but a disadvantage of this system is that this SAM didn't have an inbuilt seeker which can guide this missile to its destination( Through DRDO is working on it and to add this feature on Akash 2)....It has to depend on the guiding radar....Even HQ9( HQ-9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) is having this feature + it has a more potent range of 200km(slant range) and the thing is that it is in service since 1997 whereas Akash SAM is in service since 2009.....
Also there was some news few days back that out of 9 tests, Akash passed only 7(Leaving it at 77.7777% success rate)...........7 out of 9 is not the problem, the problem is that the tests failed after inducting it. Atleast there should be no fault after inducting more than thousands of missiles....And now what can DRDO,OFB,Bharat Dynamics,Bharat Electronics can do for the rest of these thousand missiles- Check each and every missile for faults..............Practically it is not possible or even not feasible......Another thing is that i am really confused between squadrons, units etc.....What are these things for a missile?.............Also how many Akash missiles India is having....?....3000 or 10000.....?......

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I agree with your concerns buddy. They are legitimate. But please think about it this way; Akash is designed to blanket the entire airspace with a no go zone.

Tests keep happening and certain parameters are not upto the mark. Do you really think that they aren't working on it to change to 100%?

Of course they are.

Akash's seeker problem is there yes, but it doesn't make a very big hindrance in current scenario where what we actually need is a missile blanket.

In the western front it is relatively easier to shoot down enemy jets, but in eastern front, with or without seeker doesn't really matter.

 

[TimeTraveller]

Indian Air Force = 8 Akash squadrons (each squadron has 14 batteries or 48-125 missiles)
Indian Army = 2 Akash regiments (one regiment is equal to 5 or 6 squadrons)

Certainly not more than 3000 missiles in total. Akash is to replace the ageing squadrons of Russian 2K12 "Kub" - India as of 2012 had some 180 2K12s.

I agree with your concerns buddy. They are legitimate. But please think about it this way; Akash is designed to blanket the entire airspace with a no go zone.

Tests keep happening and certain parameters are not upto the mark. Do you really think that they aren't working on it to change to 100%?

Of course they are.

Akash's seeker problem is there yes, but it doesn't make a very big hindrance in current scenario where what we actually need is a missile blanket.

In the western front it is relatively easier to shoot down enemy jets, but in eastern front, with or without seeker doesn't really matter.

Thankyou both of you Sir..............

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will this week formally induct the Akash Air Defence System into the Indian Air Force.

Indian Air Force has given an initial contract for eight squadrons of Akash defence system. Each squadron has two firing units each with four launcher. Each launcher has a capacity to fire three missiles in quick succession.

The IAF has already deployed Akash at its bases in Gwalior, Hashimara, Tejpur, Jorhat and Pune. The missile system can target aircraft upto 30 km away, at altitudes upto 18,000 metres. It has the capability to neutralise aerial targets like fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles.

It is in operational service with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.

Akash Air Defence System to be Formally Inducted Into IAF -The New Indian Express

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

The defence ministry is set to clear a Rs 5,000 crore procurement of 'Made in India' Akash missile systems for the air force in a contract that will involve significant private sector participation, with companies like Tata Power SED and Larsen & Toubro likely to get major work portions.

An air force plan to induct seven squadrons of the Akash anti-air missile systems has been cleared at several levels and is likely to get a final approval from the high-powered defence acquisition committee shortly, sources told ET. Fourteen firing units of the missile will be bought for the seven squadrons.

Defence ministry to clear Rs 5,000-crore procurement contract for 'Made in India' Akash missile systems - The Economic Times