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| Specification | Akashteer | David's Sling |
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| Type | Air defence system[source] | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Israel United States[source] |
| In service | 2024 – present[source] | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] |
| Used by | Corps of Army Air Defence[source] | — |
est. 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) without booster est. 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) with booster[source]
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Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 460 mm (18 in) missile est. 480 mm (19 in) booster[source]
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 230 mm (9 in) missile est. 305 mm (12 in) booster[source]
Maximum; est. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceest. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (1,400–1,870 m/s; 4,500–6,140 ft/s)[source]
Operational; against ballistic targets
Single sourceOperational; est against aerial targets est
Single sourceest. 180 km (110 mi) against aerial targets est. 75 km (47 mi) against ballistic targets[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 | Bharat Electronics DRDO ISRO[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bharat Electronics[source] | Rafael and Raytheon[source] |
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| Produced | 4 April 2024[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| No. built | 107[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | Akashteer is a system-of-systems with zero dependencies on foreign satellites or components. The system included locally developed AI processors and battlefield nodes, zero-latency integration of ISRO 's Earth observation satellites , precision mapping of NavIC , and self-updating command grids for dynamic targeting by removing human-delay loop. Using information from multiple sources, the edge-AI war-cloud makes judgments in real time, reroutes missions, and launches attacks on its own. Akashteer system substitutes conventional ground command centers, allows decentralized plug-and-fight combat using a laptop , and can be field deployed from trucks, jeeps, or mobile units. It can defend and strike an area of about 300 kilometers. On the basis of real-time data, Akashteer can self-reprogram drone swarms that are armed with reconnaissance kits, jammers, and 5–10 kg explosives.[source]Akashteer · Functions; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Country of origin | India[source]Inventory Origin column; table 11, row 2, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-10-02 | — |
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| Designed | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$700,000[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Kinetic Hit-to-kill[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Two-stage Solid[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | AESA MMW 3D Radar Dual Electro-optical FPA CCD + IIR Seeker Asymmetric 360° Multi-Seeker assembly 3-way Datalink with real time automatic and manual retargeting ECCM + IRCCM[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Supermaneuverable Asymmetric Kill Vehicle[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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