Multiple choice

Which of the following manufactured the surface to air 'Akash' missile?

  1. National Aerospace Laboratories

  2. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

  3. Electrosteel Castings Ltd.

  4. Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

  5. Hindustan Machine Tools
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Explanation

The Army has agreed to acquire the indigenous surface to air 'Akash' missile. The 'in-principle' agreement came at a meeting in the Defence Ministry in April 2010. The induction will depend on the delivery schedule of Bharat Dynamics Limited, which makes the missile. The public sector undertaking is already processing orders for six additional squadrons from the Indian Air Force.  In 2008, the IAF placed orders for two squadrons of the Akash Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM) for Rs. 1,222 crore.

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