The Indian Army has successfully tested the Akash Prime aerial defence system in Ladakh, according to multiple reports from Indian media outlets today.
The Economic Times reports that the trials, held at an altitude exceeding 15,000 feet, were conducted by the Army Air Defence Corps in collaboration with senior scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation, which developed the system.
“Officials confirmed that the missile achieved two direct hits on fast-moving aerial targets in the rarified atmosphere of the high-altitude region,” the article stated.
India Today reports that Akash Prime will be inducted as part of the Army’s third and fourth Akash regiments.
The system was used in Operation Sindoor in May where it defended Pakistan-launched Turkish drones.
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