<p>   u00a0</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The indigenously developed missile, which has a range of about 27 km and an effective ceiling of 15 km, was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range of Chandipur in the costal district of Balasore, around 230 km from here, as part of the user trials.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;Both the tests were successful,&quot; M.V.K.V. Prasad, director of the test range, told IANS. The Akash missile had been successfully tested from the same range Thursday and Saturday.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Akash has a launch weight of 720 kg and carries a 55 kg payload. It can fly at a speed of up to Mach 2.5 and climb up to an altitude of 18 km. It can operate autonomously, and engage and neutralise different aerial targets simultaneously.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   It can be launched from static or mobile platforms providing flexible deployment. on May 27, 2012.</div>  

India Monday successfully conducted two tests of its medium-range surface-to-air missile Akash from a defence base in Odisha, an official said

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