India, July 18 -- The Indian Army on Thursday achieved a significant milestone by successfully destroying two aerial high-speed unmanned targets at high altitude in Ladakh by Akash Prime, the upgraded variant of the Akash Weapon System.

The weapon system is customised to operate at altitudes above 4,500 metres and has the latest upgrades, including an indigenously developed Radio Frequency seeker.

Army Air Defence and DRDO, in conjunction with Defence PSUs such as Bharat Dynamics Limited & Bharat Electronics Limited, and other industry partners, have successfully validated the indigenously designed and developed Akash Prime Weapon System.

The trials were done as part of the first production model firing trial and will further enable ti...