DRDO successfully flight tests New Generation Akash Missile off Odisha coast

Balasore:  India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG) off the Odisha coast here, official sources said.The trial was conducted around 12.45 pm from a land- based platform with all weapon system elements, they said.The missile system has been developed by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories.The surface-to-air missile was launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR).The flawless performance of the entire weapon system has been confirmed by complete flight data, the sources said.Once deployed, the Akash-NG weapon system will prove to be a force multiplier for the IAF.