Akash Prime, new version of Akash missile, successfully destroys unmanned aerial target during flight test
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The DRDO tested a new version of the Akash Missile, Akash Prime, that intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking an enemy aircraft in Odisha's Chandipur.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested a new version of the Akash Missile -- ‘Akash Prime’ -- from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha on Monday afternoon. #WATCH | A new version of Akash Missile ‘Akash Prime’ successfully tested from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha today. It intercepted & destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircrafts, in its maiden flight test after improvementsVideo source: DRDO pic.twitter.com/Mx1RPBIKla
The missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking an enemy aircraft in its maiden flight test after improvements, a statement by the DRDO read.