Bharat Dynamics allowed by union cabinet for export Akash missiles

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), manufacturer of Akash Missile, is all geared to take up export order with the Union Cabinet clearing the proposal. Now, with the export clearance accorded by the Government of India, BDL is set to expand its customer base in the international market.
About Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Defence was established in Hyderabad in the year 1970 to be a manufacturing base for guided missiles and allied defence equipment.
About Akash Missile
The Akash weapon system, designed and developed by DRDO with 96% indigenous content, is being manufactured by BDL at its Hyderabad unit with a large number of supply chain partners, which include public sector units, small and medium scale enterprises and the private industry.

• The Akash missile has the capability to engage aerial threats up to the maximum range of 25 km and up to an altitude of 18 km operating at a speed range of 1.8 to 2.5 Mach.