Why The Latest Test of Akash-NG Missile Was More Significant Than You Thought
by Venu Gopal NarayananAt 10:30 hours on 12 January, a sleek missile blasted off from its mobile launcher on Kalam Island, on the Odisha coast, to successfully detect, track, intercept, and destroy a high-speed target flying at a very low altitude.This deadly terminator was an Akash NG (Next Generation), a short-range surface-to-air missile developed by India’s Defence Research and Development