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The Indian Army successfully conducted high-altitude trials of the indigenously developed Akash Prime surface-to-air missile system in Ladakh. The upgraded air defense system demonstrated its capability by neutralising two unmanned aerial vehicles at an altitude of 15,000 feet in Ladakh.
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