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India To Export Akash Missile System

  • 31 Dec 2020

  • The Union Cabinet has approved the export of Akash Missile System and a Committee for faster Approvals has been created.
  • The Akash missile system (surface-to-air missile with a range of 25 kilometres) is an important defence asset for the country with over 96 per cent indigenization.
  • Developed by DRDO, it is India’s first indigenously designed missile system and can target fighter jets, cruise missiles, drones and other aerial assets.