Defensa aérea

Akash

Also known as
  • Sistema de armas Akash
  • Sistema de misiles Akash
  • Akash SAM
  • Akash Mk 1
  • Akash Prime
  • Akash-NG

Akash es un sistema móvil indio de misiles superficie-aire desarrollado para la defensa aérea de punto y de área de emplazamientos vulnerables y fuerzas desplegadas. Durante la Operación Sindoor, en el conflicto India-Pakistán de 2025, informes oficiales indios identificaron a Akash entre los sistemas indígenas de defensa aérea usados en la red en capas que contrarrestó ataques paquistaníes con drones y misiles.

Akash, Sistema móvil de misiles superficie-aire de corto alcance, Defensa aérea
Image source: Akash Missile Launcher

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
India
Type
Sistema móvil de misiles superficie-aire de corto alcance
Service note
En servicio indio durante el conflicto India-Pakistán de 2025
Designer
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Designed
Era del Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
Unit cost
No publicado de forma constante
Produced
Década de 2000-presente
Number built
No publicado de forma constante

Specifications

Alcance
4,5 km a 25 km
Altitud
100 m a 20 km
Longitud del misil
5,87 m
Diámetro del misil
350 mm
Peso del misil
710 kg
Guiado
Guiado por mando con apoyo de radar de antena en fase
Conjunto de blancos
Helicópteros, aviones de combate, UAV y otras amenazas aéreas
Características de la batería
Sistema móvil con modos grupal y autónomo, características ECCM y enfrentamiento simultáneo de múltiples blancos
System Architecture

Akash se cataloga como un sistema de misiles, no solo como un misil individual. BEL describe el sistema de armas como un paquete de defensa aérea en red que emplea procesamiento multisensor, evaluación de amenazas, guiado por mando y apoyo de radar de antena en fase para enfrentamientos desde múltiples direcciones.

Modo de enfrentamiento

Modos grupal y autónomo, con enfrentamiento simultáneo de múltiples blancos mediante múltiples misiles.

Capa radar

BEL enumera cobertura de radar multifunción, cobertura de radar central de adquisición y seguimiento de blancos en modo track-while-scan.

Forma de la batería

Los informes de exportación alojados por DRDO describen una batería Akash con un radar Rajendra y cuatro lanzadores, cada uno armado con tres misiles interconectados.

Fuentes: Akash Missile System; DRDO Akash Export Note.

Variants

Akash es el nombre de la familia básica del sistema de misiles. El material público de DRDO separa el sistema de armas Akash heredado de Akash Prime, que añade un buscador RF activo indígena, y de la rama de desarrollo posterior Akash-NG.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Akash Mk 1Configuración básica Akash del Ejército indio y la Fuerza Aérea India

DRDO describe el sistema de armas Akash original como un SAM móvil de corto alcance incorporado y operativo tanto en la Fuerza Aérea India como en el Ejército indio.

Sources: DRDO Industry Partner - Akash

Akash PrimeConfiguración mejorada para gran altitud

DRDO afirma que Akash Prime añade un buscador RF activo indígena para mejorar la precisión, combina guiado por mando con guiado terminal basado en buscador, y tenía equipos de primera producción en integración en 2024.

Sources: DRDO Akash Prime, Successful Trial of Akash Prime at High-Altitude

Akash-NGRama de desarrollo de nueva generación

Los informes de evaluación de usuario de DRDO sobre Akash-NG identifican un sistema de nueva generación con buscador RF indígena, motor cohete sólido, radar multifunción, unidad de mando y control, y vehículo lanzador de misiles.

Sources: DRDO Akash-NG User Evaluation Trials

Launch Platforms

Tata Advanced Systems identifica plataformas lanzadoras dedicadas del Ejército y la Fuerza Aérea para misiles Akash.

LauncherLauncher typeLaunch evidence
Akash Army Launcher, Mobile launcher system for Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles, Support EquipmentAkash Army LauncherSistema lanzador móvil

La página de producto del Akash Army Launcher describe un lanzador autopropulsado en cuanto a energía sobre un HMV 8x8 que puede transportar y lanzar misiles Akash en modo individual o de salva.

Sources: Tata Advanced Systems - Akash Army Launcher, DRDO Products - Akash

Akash Air Force Launcher, Trailer-mounted mobile launcher for Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles, Air DefenseAkash Air Force LauncherSistema lanzador móvil

Tata Advanced Systems identifica el Akash Air Force Launcher como un sistema lanzador móvil para misiles de defensa aérea y afirma que puede transportar y lanzar hasta tres misiles superficie-aire Akash de alcance medio en modo individual o de salva.

Sources: Tata Advanced Systems - Akash Air Force Launcher

Timeline

Akash Key Events

  1. Entrada en servicio en la Fuerza Aérea India

    Informes alojados por DRDO indican que Akash entró en servicio en la Fuerza Aérea India en 2014, seguido por su incorporación al Ejército indio en 2015.

    Sources: DRDO Akash Export Note

  2. Transferencia AHSP de la versión del Ejército

    DRDO entregó a MSQAA en Hyderabad la Authority Holding Sealed Particulars de la versión para el Ejército indio del Akash Weapon System.

    Sources: DRDO Akash AHSP Transfer

  3. Integración de producción de Akash Prime

    La página de producto de Akash Prime de DRDO indicó que los equipos de primera producción estaban listos y en integración del sistema de armas, con misiles en comprobaciones de fase en Bharat Dynamics Limited.

    Sources: DRDO Akash Prime

  4. Informada la primera batería de exportación

    Informes alojados por DRDO describieron el despacho de una primera batería del sistema de armas Akash y resumieron su disposición como un radar Rajendra con cuatro lanzadores, cada uno con tres misiles interconectados.

    Sources: DRDO Akash Export Note

  5. Uso de defensa aérea en la Operación Sindoor

    Informes de PIB y alojados por DRDO identificaron a Akash entre los sistemas usados en la respuesta de defensa aérea en capas de India durante la Operación Sindoor.

    Sources: Operation SINDOOR: The Rise of Aatmanirbhar Innovation in National Security, DRDO in Operation Sindoor

  6. Prueba de Akash Prime a gran altitud

    PIB dijo que Akash Prime destruyó dos blancos aéreos no tripulados de alta velocidad a altitud en Ladakh, validando mejoras para el empleo de defensa aérea del Ejército indio a gran altitud.

    Sources: Successful Trial of Akash Prime at High-Altitude

  7. Ensayos de evaluación de usuario de Akash-NG

    Informes alojados por DRDO indicaron que Akash-NG completó ensayos de evaluación de usuario contra blancos aéreos a distintas distancias y altitudes, respaldando su preparación para incorporación.

    Sources: DRDO Akash-NG User Evaluation Trials

Media

Akash Videos

Akash Images

Akash, Sistema móvil de misiles superficie-aire de corto alcance, Defensa aérea - view 1
Source: Akash SAM
Akash, Sistema móvil de misiles superficie-aire de corto alcance, Defensa aérea - view 2
Source: Akash Missile 11
Akash, Sistema móvil de misiles superficie-aire de corto alcance, Defensa aérea - view 3
Source: Akash SAM
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Sources

Akash Weapon SystemPublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports manufacturer background and specifications for Akash range, altitude, dimensions, weight, guidance, target types, ECCM, and mobile configuration. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Akash Missile SystemPublisher: Bharat Electronics Limited | Note: Supports manufacturer background and system-level specifications for the Akash radar network, automation, command guidance, and simultaneous engagement capability. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DRDO Industry Partner - AkashPublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports official Akash background: mobile short-range surface-to-air system for vulnerable points and areas, simultaneous multi-target engagement, ECCM features, and operational status with the Indian Air Force and Indian Army. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DRDO Akash PrimePublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports Akash Prime variant context: indigenous active RF seeker, command guidance plus seeker-based terminal guidance, and 2024 first-of-production integration status. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Successful Trial of Akash Prime at High-AltitudePublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports Akash Prime high-altitude trial context, including the July 16, 2025 Ladakh test against two high-speed unmanned aerial targets and the upgraded RF-seeker configuration for Indian Army high-altitude air defense. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DRDO Akash AHSP TransferPublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports Akash development and service-history context, including the December 3, 2022 handover of the Indian Army version's Authority Holding Sealed Particulars to MSQAA. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DRDO Akash Export NotePublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports export and service-history context for Akash, including reported 2014 Indian Air Force induction, 2015 Indian Army induction, first export battery dispatch reporting, and the battery layout with Rajendra radar and four launchers. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DRDO Akash-NG User Evaluation TrialsPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports Akash-NG variant context, including user-evaluation trials, indigenous RF seeker, solid rocket motor, multifunction radar, command-and-control unit, missile launch vehicle, and engagement of aerial targets at different ranges and altitudes. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Operation SINDOOR: The Rise of Aatmanirbhar Innovation in National SecurityPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict direct use: Akash was used by India during Operation Sindoor as an indigenous air-defense system in the layered response to Pakistani drone and missile attacks. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Akash Missile, IACCS and Drones Drive India's Defence Success in Operation SINDOORPublisher: DD News | Note: Supports 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict direct use: Akash was used by India and played a role in neutralising drone and missile threats during Operation Sindoor. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DRDO in Operation SindoorPublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict direct use: DRDO-hosted reporting identified Akash among the indigenous systems used during Operation Sindoor as part of India's air-defense response to Pakistani drone and missile attacks. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Akash Missile LauncherPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the Akash launcher photograph, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by the uploader. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Akash SAMPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for an Akash test-firing photograph, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 India with VRT permission noted by Commons. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Akash Missile 11Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a close view of an Akash missile, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by the uploader. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Rajendra Radar for Akash SAMPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the Rajendra radar used with Akash SAM, sourced to India's Ministry of Defence and licensed under Government Open Data License - India. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Tata Advanced Systems - Akash Army LauncherPublisher: Tata Advanced Systems | Note: Supports the Akash Army Launcher relationship as a mobile launcher system that can transport and launch Akash missiles in single or salvo mode. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DRDO Products - AkashPublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports the Akash launcher relationship as a public DRDO product reference for the Akash system family. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Tata Advanced Systems - Akash Air Force LauncherPublisher: Tata Advanced Systems | Note: Supports the Akash Air Force Launcher relationship as a mobile launcher system for Akash missiles. | Accessed: 2026-07-04