Cabinet Approves Export Of Indigenous Akash Missile System

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on December 30 announced that India will soon start exporting the indigenous Akash missile system. The decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting, which was chaired by PM Narendra Modi. Singh said, "Under the #AtmaNirbharBharat, India is growing in its capabilities of manufacturing a wide variety of Defence platforms and missiles." India's first indigenously designed missile system Akash is a 25-km range surface-to-air missile.