The Indian Air Force test-fired the indigenously developed Air Defense Missile System, the Russian-made Igala missile, placed under the sky and shoulder. Air Force officials said the test was conducted on Tuesday at Suryalanka Air Force Station in Andhra Pradesh as a routine exercise.
Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal HS Arora also witnessed the practice of firing these air-guiding weapons from surface to air. Officials said the missile launch exercise was part of the regular exercise from November 23 to December 2. The aim is to make Air Force personnel practice like real war-like situations. "When the country continues to face the unprecedented challenge of the Kovid-19 epidemic, the Indian Air Force is constantly examining its operational capability while keeping an eye on the current security situation," an official said. Addressing the airmen, Air Marshal Arora praised the professional stance of the combat squadrons participating in the exercise. He asked the jawans to be ready to use the things learned in practice in any facing situation.
Akash Systems and Igala are stationed in Ladakh
India has deployed the Akash system to keep enemy warships and helicopters away from the ongoing deadlock along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh with China. Also, the Igala missile system has also been deployed there.
DRDO has developed Akash
The Akash missile system, which has the capability to carry nuclear weapons, has been designed by the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Each of its missiles can hit targets up to a height of 19 km within a radius of 30 km. With a supersonic speed of about 4 thousand km / h, the Akash missile weighs 720 kg and its length is 5.8 m. It can carry 60 kg of explosives. It has been equipped with indigenously built Rajendra radar. A missile defense system consists of four launchers, one Rajendra radar, and three Akash missiles are deployed on each launcher. A launcher can track 16 targets at a time i.e. 64 targets are monitored all the time and at the behest of Rajendra radar, 12 Akash missiles go out to hit different targets simultaneously.