Indigenously developed ‘Akash’ surface-to air missile system is there which is developed jointly by DRDO and BEL.
Akash, the surface-to-air missile system, can target an aerial object or aircraft upto 30 kilometres at an altitude of 18,000 metres. Though the Air Force version of this missile system has already been inducted, the Army’s version of Akash supersonic missile will be capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, according to defence officials. The heart of the Akash is the ‘Rohini’ radar that can detect an aircraft 120 km away. And this mobile missile system will be mounted on Tatra vehicles to provide a higher degree of speed and mobility.
“Akash air defence system is fully autonomous with capability to handle multiple aerial targets including very low flying ones,” said an official.