DRDO Conducts Successful Test Firing of Akash-1S Defence Missile System
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the second test firing of the medium range Akash-1S surface to air defence missile system in Balasore off the Odisha coast on May 27, 2019.
- Akash-1S is a new version of the missile fitted with an indigenously developed seeker, capable of striking down enemy fighter jets, air-to-surface missiles as well as ballistic missiles and drones very effectively.