DRDO Conducts Successful Maiden Test Launch of Surface-to-Air Akash-NG Missile
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful maiden launch of Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile on 25 January 2021 from Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha.
- Akash-NG is a new generation Surface-to-Air Missile for use by Indian Air Force (IAF) with an aim of intercepting high manoeuvring aerial threats.
Source: Economic Times