Pune: The Indian Air Force's (IAF) premier airbase at Lohegaon here will soon get a network-centric all-weather air defence weapon system called 'Akash' , which will protect the airfield from enemy air strikes.
"From the ground, the Akash weapon system can shoot down fighter aircraft , choppers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or cruise missiles up to a range of 30 km," said Wg Cdr Piyush Gupta, a senior officer at the Air Force Station (AFS), Pune.
"This is an indigenous weapon system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation in partnership with Bharat Electronics and is currently in the induction phase. The first Akash squadron is in the final stages of induction at the IAF's Gwalior airbase while the second will soon be inducted at AFS, Pune. A few more Akash squadrons will be inducted at IAF airbases in the eastern sector," Gupta said.
04/10/12 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India
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"From the ground, the Akash weapon system can shoot down fighter aircraft , choppers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or cruise missiles up to a range of 30 km," said Wg Cdr Piyush Gupta, a senior officer at the Air Force Station (AFS), Pune.
"This is an indigenous weapon system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation in partnership with Bharat Electronics and is currently in the induction phase. The first Akash squadron is in the final stages of induction at the IAF's Gwalior airbase while the second will soon be inducted at AFS, Pune. A few more Akash squadrons will be inducted at IAF airbases in the eastern sector," Gupta said.
04/10/12 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India
