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Akash / Akash-NG SAM

Medium-range surface-to-air missile · Army & Air Force · Status: In service; exported to Armenia

The centrepiece of India's layered air defence with S-400 and Barak-8; Akash showed a four-target simultaneous engagement in 2024 and won its first export order from Armenia.

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Specifications

Range
25–30 km (Akash), 70–80 km (Akash-NG)
Altitude
18 km
Speed
Mach 2.5
Guidance
Command guidance + active RF seeker (NG)
Radar
Rajendra PESA / active phased array

Capability index

Relative 0–100 index across our database for quick comparison; not an official rating.

Speed index — 78/100
Range index — 45/100
Payload index — 40/100
Tech index — 70/100

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