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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Dude the weapon system is 25 year old. Its time to move on.
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Operation Configuration Box configuration Each battery is placed such that the four BCCs effectively cover the corner of a box of side 62 km. Each battery is defended by the other two adjacent batteries and the GCC is well within the coverage of all the four batteries. Full 360-degree radar...
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Operational scenarios The Akash Group is extremely flexible in employment and deployment. It is best employed as a Group. However, Batteries can be employed on independent tasks if required. This is called the Autonomous Mode. The four Batteries can be deployed in various geometric...
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Support vehicles To enable the Akash group to perform self-sufficient in the combat zone, a number of supporting specialist vehicles have been designed and developed. They are mobile and field-worthy. Their design is based on the role and task to be performed and the vehicles are accordingly...
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Akash missile The Akash missile uses an Integral Ram Rocket (IRR) solid propulsion system, which gives it a very high-speed intercept range of 30km. The missile has an all-up weight of 720kg and a length of nearly 6m.The digital on-board command and guidance unit coupled with a highly...
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Launchers Army Self-Propelled Launcher (ASPL) The Army Self-Propelled Launcher (ASPL) is a tracked vehicle carrier, which carries and launches three missiles in succession, if required. It is capable of remote operation from the BCC and needs minimum time for preparation. The launcher is 360...
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Radars 3D Central Acquisition Radar (3D CAR ) The Akash Group comprises a set of surveillance radars, one at the Group HQ and the other as part of the Battery. The tracking –cum-guidance radar is only at the Battery level. 3D Central Acquisition Radar (3D CAR ) is a long-range...
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    C4I CENTRES The C4I centres are the nerve centres of the Akash group. The Group Control Centre (GCC) commands and controls four batteries. It is at the apex of the weapon system organization and interfaces with ground and airborne sensors. It establishes links with four Battery Control...
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    YouTube - India's Multi-layered Air Defence - Indigenous Surface to Air Missile- Akash - Part 4
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    YouTube - India's Akash SAM Missile
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    Akash Surface-to-air Missile

    Wouldn't the RWR of the target come to know that it has be detected or tracked by a radar(ground based)?
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