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Akash
Indian medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Defence Research.
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About the Akash
Akash is an Indian medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The Army and the Air Force variants of the missile system are produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
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Named operations this catalogue records Akash as having taken part in.
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