Balasore (Odisha):&nbsp;India on Friday test fired&nbsp;its indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile as&nbsp;part of a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at&nbsp;Chandipur.
"Three rounds of test were carried out by IAF personnel&nbsp;aiming at para-barrel targets," said an official.
The missiles, with a strike range of 25 km and capability&nbsp;to carry warhead of 60 kg, were test fired from 11 AM to 2 PM&nbsp;from the launch complex-3 of the ITR, he said.
Akash, which aimed at a para-barrel target during the&nbsp;trial, is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence&nbsp;system developed by the Defence Research and Development&nbsp;Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile&nbsp;Development Programme.
Akash is powered by Ramjet-rocket propulsion system which&nbsp;renders thrust for the missile to intercept the target at&nbsp;supersonic speed without any retardation.&nbsp;
It can fly at supersonic speed ranging from Mach 2.8 to&nbsp;3.5 and can engage aerial targets upto a range of&nbsp;approximately 25 km.&nbsp;
The missile was formally inducted into the Indian Air&nbsp;Force in July 2015. Compared with the American MIM-104&nbsp;Patriot, the surface-to-air missile system, Akash has the&nbsp;capability to neutralise aerial targets like fighter jets,&nbsp;cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles.&nbsp;

India on Friday test fired&nbsp;its indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile as&nbsp;part of a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at&nbsp;Chandipur

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