Akash Surface-to-air Missile

[cobra commando]

Akash SAM Army test on Feb 21, 2014

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bZNLoYJv4

 

[Sridhar]

 

[Sea Eagle]

Akash missle fired for third time:

Akash, The indeginously developed and produced Surface to Air Misslefor Indian Army was once again successfully flight tested at ITR.

For the third time in a Span of 5 days India test fired Akash missle system.

These were part of the tests being conducted in various engagement modes from the first of the Production model system produced to equip Two regiments in Army.

Earlier test flights, destroying a target in floating mode as well as destroying an approaching target, fully met the mission objectives.

 

[Agustya]

I hope SAMs are the second layer of defense, the first being pre-emptive strikes on nuclear assets.

 

[acetophenol]

Akash SAM Army test on Feb 21, 2014

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bZNLoYJv4

wtf? Is the platform a Tatra truck? I thought the Akash was and is mounted on Tata trucks for aiforce and army will go for tracked platform based on T-72/BMP chasis.

 

[cobra commando]

User Trials of Akash From
April 23


User Trials of Akash From April 23 - The New Indian Express

 

[Kunal Biswas]

I have seen some batteries of Akash moving towards the range ..

Will post pics when test are done ..

 

[ladder]

India successfully test fires indigenous Akash missile

India successfully test fires indigenous Akash missile

 

[abhi_the _gr8_maratha]

Misfortune struck the Akash missile
project once again during a user
associate trial from the Integrated Test
Range off the Odisha coast on
Wednesday. The missile, test-fired by
the Indian Air Force personnel,
reportedly failed to destroy the target.
After twin successes in February, the
sophisticated surface-to-air nuclear
capable missile missed the 'missed-
distance' proximity. It was the missile's
first trial of the three-trial series.
Defence sources said the missile was
launched from the launching
complex-III of the ITR at Chandipur-
on-sea around 2.43 pm. Prior to firing
of the missile, a pilot-less target
aircraft (PTA) was flown from the
launching complex-II around 2.30 pm.
"The missile was to destroy the PTA at
an altitude of nearly 2 km as per the
pre-designated coordination. But the
mission failed as the weapon could not
destroy the target. Though it attained
the desired altitude, it failed to pass
through missed-distance proximity,"
said an official from the launching
complex.
The official said generally the missile
does not directly hit the target, it
passes through the missed-distance
proximity, which may be 10 metres, 20
metres or 100 metres as per the
coordination, causing auto-detonation
of the proximity fuse in the target.

 

[Yusuf]

Misfortune struck the Akash missile
project once again during a user
associate trial from the Integrated Test
Range off the Odisha coast on
Wednesday. The missile, test-fired by
the Indian Air Force personnel,
reportedly failed to destroy the target.
After twin successes in February, the
sophisticated surface-to-air nuclear
capable missile missed the 'missed-
distance' proximity. It was the missile's
first trial of the three-trial series.
Defence sources said the missile was
launched from the launching
complex-III of the ITR at Chandipur-
on-sea around 2.43 pm. Prior to firing
of the missile, a pilot-less target
aircraft (PTA) was flown from the
launching complex-II around 2.30 pm.
"The missile was to destroy the PTA at
an altitude of nearly 2 km as per the
pre-designated coordination. But the
mission failed as the weapon could not
destroy the target. Though it attained
the desired altitude, it failed to pass
through missed-distance proximity,"
said an official from the launching
complex.
The official said generally the missile
does not directly hit the target, it
passes through the missed-distance
proximity, which may be 10 metres, 20
metres or 100 metres as per the
coordination, causing auto-detonation
of the proximity fuse in the target.

What's the source?

 

[ladder]

Akash Missile Fails to Destroy PTA Target

Akash Missile Fails to Destroy PTA Target - The New Indian Express

Though it attained the desired altitude, it failed to pass through missed-distance proximity," said an official from the launching complex.

Two more rounds of the tests have been planned to be carried out on Friday. "The defence scientists are working to fix the problem and hopefully the missile will be ready for test. The DRDO is providing all logistic supports for the trials," the official added.

 

[abhi_the _gr8_maratha]

http://defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.aspx?id=kTPWnORYGug=
heres is the link

What's the source?

 

[Eastman]

Akaash is something like the Soviet Kub missile system, An equivalent of the Soviet Buk Missile system from DRDO would be a good development me think, along with mating a radar seeker on the new platform.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Its just looks like a Klub, It working are like SA-2, Just more sophisticated radars and good jammers ..

SAM fails all the time, Despite being top notch ..

 

[Kaalapani]

Akash test-fired successfully - The Hindu

India on Saturday successfully conducted two rounds of trials of its indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial by the air force from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha.

"The sophisticated Akash missile was test fired twice in quick succession from launch complex-3 of ITR at about 11.55 am and 12 noon," defence sources said.

Describing both the trials as 'fully successful', ITR Director M K V Prasad said the whole exercise was carried out as part of a user trial by the Indian Air Force.

Each missile targeted a toe body supported by Pilot Less Target Aircraft (PTA) 'Lakshya', defence sources said.

:thumb:

 

[Soumya1989]

Last test which was conducted on 23rd April also was not a failure.

Except The New Indian Express every other agencies reporting a success

Here are some links to 23rd April test

India successfully test fires indigenous Akash missile

India successfully test fired supersonic missile Akash from Odisha coast, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines

The missile successfully hit the pilotless aircraft Lakshya at 2.43 PM 13 minutes after the aircraft took off.

Akash missile test-fired successfully - OdishaSunTimes.com

Supersonic surface-to-air missile 'Akash' test fired successfully in Odisha | Business Standard

India successfully test-fires its own anti-aircraft missile - media - News - World - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video

 

[Soumya1989]

Double post

 

[indiatester]

Last test which was conducted on 23rd April also was not a failure.

Except The New Indian Express every other agencies reporting a success

Here are some links to 23rd April test

India successfully test fires indigenous Akash missile

India successfully test fired supersonic missile Akash from Odisha coast, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines



Akash missile test-fired successfully - OdishaSunTimes.com

Supersonic surface-to-air missile 'Akash' test fired successfully in Odisha | Business Standard

India successfully test-fires its own anti-aircraft missile - media - News - World - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video

I don't know what the responsibilities of the PR teams are in DRDO & other bodies are, but the failure report must have been responded to.
The trust is lost in the newspapers that carry the news and the agencies that develop and test the missiles when communication is proper.
If they are not sure of success, they could have as well kept the test a secret and we would have not missed a thing.

 

[cobra commando]

 

[Sea Eagle]

The missiles on the launcher in the background will be tested in coming days