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BAir defence
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile
At a glance
Akash (missile)larger figure on 1 of 2
ATILGAN PMSS
Measured figures
Length
Single source578 cm (228 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Akash (missile) | ATILGAN PMSS |
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| Type | Mobile Surface-to-air missile system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Turkey[source] |
| In service | 2009-present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | Indian Army Indian Air Force Armenian Armed Forces See Operators[source] | Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
4.863 m (16.0 ft)[source]
Diameter
Single source30 cm (12 in) – 35 cm (14 in)[source]
(Basic), 3 (STC)
Single source2 (Basic), 3 (STC)[source]
Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 205 kW (275 hp)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source60 kg (130 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | — |
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| Designer | Prahlada Rama Rao[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] | ROKETSAN and ASELSAN[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₹ 2.5 crore (US$250K)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2009–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| No. built | 15,500 missiles till 2025[source] | 100+[source] |
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| Variants | Akash 1S Akash Prime Akash-NG[source] | — |
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| Warhead | High-explosive , fragmentation[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Radio proximity fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid booster with air-augmented rocket and ramjet sustainer motor[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 20 km (66,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 18 km (59,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Mid-course: Command guidance with datalink Terminal: Active radar homing[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | T-72 or BMP-2 or BEML – Tatra chassis (Army) Tata LPTA 3138 8×8 Trucks (Air Force)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | — | 4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] |
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