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The multi-target missile was last test-fired on March 2, from Chandipur-on-sea and was due for its last test before serial production begins. It was put off on Monday following rain in the test range area, the sources said.
The missile, which carries a payload of 55 kg, is due to be inducted into the Army by 2002. Various parameters of the missile are being tested to see its capability.
The theatre defence, surface-to-air missile operates in conjunction with the Rajendra surveillance and engagement radar.
Akash's first flight took place in 1990. It uses an integral ramjet rocket propulsion system to give a low-volume, low-weight (700 kg launch weight) missile configuration, and has a low reaction time -- from detection to missile launch - of 15 seconds.
The missile has a range of 27 km, with an effective ceiling of 15 km. It is capable of detecting and destroying aircraft flying at tree-top height.
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