{"id":343031,"date":"2025-07-18T16:26:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=343031"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:56:34","slug":"akash-prime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/akash-prime\/","title":{"rendered":"Akash Prime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India has achieved a significant milestone by successfully destroying two Aerial High Speed Unmanned targets at high-altitude in Ladakh by Akash Prime.<\/p>\n<h2>About Akash Prime<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_343032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343032\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-343032\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=482%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?w=815&amp;ssl=1 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the latest edition of the <strong>surface-to-air missile defence system<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> It is <strong>developed by the DRDO<\/strong> and <strong>produced<\/strong> by Bharat Electronics Limited (<strong>BEL<\/strong>) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (<strong>BDL<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>fourth version<\/strong> of the <strong>Akash Missiles Defence System<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first three<\/strong> were <strong>Akash Mk-1, Akash-1S, and Akash NG<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features of Akash Prime<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is installed with an indigenously developed <strong>active radio frequency seeker<\/strong>, which improves the precision against agile targets like cruise missiles, fighter jets or drones.<\/li>\n<li>It is specifically optimised for <strong>high altitude and low temperature territories<\/strong> like the India-Tibet border.<\/li>\n<li>It is incorporated with enhanced <strong>thermal shielding<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Range:<\/strong> It can engage targets at an <strong>altitude of 18 km at a distance of 30 km away<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Comparisons between Akash NG and Akash Prime<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Akash NG<\/strong> has a range of <strong>70-80 km<\/strong> compared to the <strong>27-30 km range<\/strong> of the Akash Prime.\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>sleeker and lighter and utilises<\/strong> a more advanced <strong>dual-pulse solid rocket motor<\/strong>, replacing the older ramjet engine for improved performance.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>mobile<\/strong>, and its <strong>smaller ground system footprint<\/strong> makes it easier to deploy and transport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Akash NG<\/strong> is the <strong>future with longer range and smarter tech<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Akash Prime<\/strong>, on the other hand, is designed for <strong>specific terrain<\/strong> with <strong>lower temperatures and higher altitudes<\/strong>, smarter tech, reliable and rugged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Akash Missile Defence System<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>medium range, surface-to-air missile system<\/strong> which provides a<strong>rea air defence<\/strong> against multifarious air threats to mobile, semi mobile and static vulnerable forces and areas.<\/li>\n<li>It consists of a <strong>single battery<\/strong> with <strong>radar and four launchers<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Each has <strong>three missiles<\/strong> with 60kg high explosive, <strong>64 targets<\/strong> and can <strong>attack up to 12 of them<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The system provides <strong>coverage up to 2,000 square km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India has achieved a significant milestone by successfully destroying two Aerial High Speed Unmanned targets at high-altitude in Ladakh by Akash Prime. About Akash Prime It is the latest edition of the surface-to-air missile defence system. 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