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India : Field trials of Akash missiles at Pokhran impress IAF, says DRDO
 
BY : ANI

Field trials of Akash missiles at Pokhran impress IAF, says DRDO



Over a weeklong field trials of indigenously developed Surface-to-Air Missile Akash in the deserts of Rajasthan have impressed the top officials of Indian Air Force (IAF), according to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The medium range missile with a range of between 27 to 30 kms has yet to inducted by the IAF, and there were media reports earlier claiming that the IAF’s top brass were not satisfied with the missile system, as they found instances when parts of missiles fell from the main body.
Efforts were made to improve the missiles, and field trials were held.
The recent field trials conducted in Pokhran in the second week of November have put to rest such kinds of speculations.
“The IAF officials were completely impressed by the field trials of the missiles,” said a DRDO official.
In August this year, answering to a question in Lok Sabha, Defence Minister A K Antony clarified that the IAF has not declined the induction of Akash missile.
Development of Akash missile is a part of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), and the missile system was expected to be inducted by the Indian Army and the Air Force by 2003.
As on July 31, 2007, an amount of Rs. 492.41 crore has already been spent on development of Akash, which has a launch weight of 720 kg, a diameter of 35 cm and a length of 5.8 metres.
It can fly at supersonic speed of around 2.5 Mach and can reach an altitude of 18 kms.
The missile is supported by multi-target and multi-function phased array fire control radar called ‘Rajendra’ that has a range of about 60 km.
The first test flight of the missile was conducted in 1990, and since then many development and field trials have taken place.
 
 
 
   
 
 
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    #1 Author: punitshukla (19 November 2007 23:30)
     
    Finally It appears to be a good news, although there were indication for some time that it is going in right direction e.g. interest of private sector in Akash. Respected Abdul Kalam ji probably said long back that it will be better than american Patriot; status inthis regard is unknown.
    Punit Shukla
     
     
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    #2 Author: rambo (20 November 2007 08:03)
     
    trishul is a short range radar guided surface to air missile. The closed loop control and guidance involving ground radars, on board missile control and guidenace unit is a complex task even after 20 odd years this missile is not inducted due to the missiles inability to hit the targets consistently. Akash is a 25-30 km range surface to air. If Akash is a sucess with a much longer range than trishul with the same radr guidence ,then why trishul is a failure, whose range is much smaller?As usual Akash and trishul teams wont they share info on how to fine tune the control and guidence?
     
     
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    #3 Author: avatar_singh (20 November 2007 17:15)
     

    this article,though for american establishment, suits very much the attitude (treacherous) of a RAT CALLED MANMOHAN SINGH WHO SHOUDL HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED LONG TIME AGO FROM OUR SCENCE FOR HAVING SOLD INDIA TO AMERICAN AGENDA WAY BACK 15YRS AGO-
    a great misconception is that so caled liberalization and globalization was brought to india by this manmohan singh. In fact soon after victory in iraq war in febraury 1991 the bush no. first declared a new world order in which he explicitly said that he will open up the world for american business. In fact his trade seccratary immeditealy annomnuced that she will make sure that america open up the thighs of thrid world countries as a slwoly and surely to american business(true analogy to a rape)-that was given the name liberalization and globalization for which the british and americans had been working since 1986. What was left for america to do was install maleable stooges inside the thrirld world countries. escpeally those types who are unelctable and have no mass base of their own-- in other words who are not elelctable democratically but installed from above through media and other manipulations.
    this manmohan singh in india fulffiled that criteria of being unliked and unelctable insignificant person who was willing to act on arder of his american masters

    http://www.lewrockwell.com/higgs/higgs68.html

    THIS ARTICLE FOR THOSE IDIOT INDIANS WHO THINK THAT TEHCNOCRAT OR MANAGERS SHOULD RUN THE COUNTRY. THEY KNOW BUT TRY TO HIDE THAT THE WHOLE ACTS OF THE TRAITORS LIKE MANMOHAN SINGH HAS BEEN A SOLE AGENDA OF BRINGING INDIA ON A PLATTER TO HIS ANGLOSAXON MASTERS.

    http://www.lewrockwell.com/higgs/higgs68.html


    Crackpot Realism Is Riding High

    by Robert Higgs
    by Robert Higgs



    Mills's key insight was that although such people have indeed been movers and shakers, they have moved and shaken within such a constricted milieu of experience and training that in most respects they are fools. Despite having developed supreme confidence in their own judgment and a corresponding contempt for other people's views, they are astonishingly ignorant of many workaday aspects of the world and bewildered in the face of unexpected difficulties. As government leaders responsible for matters of war and peace, they have a tendency to paint themselves into corners of their own

     
     
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    #4 Author: avatar_singh (21 November 2007 19:47)
     
    in another context president putin might have been saying about manmoahn singhs and jaswant sings of india-scavanging jackels on foreing embassy direction.

    http://www.russiatoday.ru/election/news/17320

    quote--"Putin warns against `scavenging jackals`
    President Putin has warned against attempts to restore the influence of the oligarchs in Russia. He told thousands of supporters in Moscow that the power-hungry tycoons had not gone away. He said they remained in the wings, waiting for an opportunity to regain their influence in Russ"""

    "“Unfortunately there are people in our country who are scavenging like jackals at foreign embassies, hoping to receive support from foreign funds and governments rather than the support of their own people,” he said, adding that this won’t last long:
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    als we donto have putins amonst us-only yeltsin like traityors swariming all over india.and no body is taking them out to save india from onrushing slavery !!


    it should be eye opener(though it will not) for those idiotic indians-more like knowiningly doing treachery than being foolish) who think america wil fight the muslim extremism for india.


    http://www.larouchepac.com/news/2007/11/20/u-s-ambassador-plays-mullah-card-destabilization-pakistan.html

    U.S. Ambassador Plays a `Mullah Card' in Destabilization of Pakistan

    November 20, 2007

    quote-"ndicating once again that the Cheney-led neo-cons of Washington are solely interested in enhancing unrest in Pakistan, the U.S. Ambassador to Islamabad, Anne Patterson, met Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of Jamiat-Ulema-Islami (JUI-F) and an often-used British asset in Pakistan. U.S. Embassy spokesman Elizabeth Colton told AFP that Patterson and Rehman discussed a number of issues, including the importance of lifting the emergency. Needless to say, Maulana Fazlur has publicly stated that he wants to see the state of emergency lifted before free and fair elections are held.

    But Maulana Fazlur Rahman is known for his contribution to developing the core members of the Taliban movement through his multitude of madrassahs, or Islamic seminaries. His is one of the most influential and resourceful organizations in Pakistan working for what is described as a "pure, Islamic state." "
     
     
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