Premier Explosives has delivered its 1000th Akash Missile Booster Grain to Bharat Dynamics at a special event held on Saturday, July 09, 2016, at its factory premises in Peddakandukuru village in Nalgonda district, Telangana state.
Booster Grains manufactured by the company are being used as solid fuel for Akash missile, which is an indigenous medium-range surface-to-air system that can target any aerial threat up to 30 km range and at altitudes up to 18,000 meters. Akash has been in operational service with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.
Premier Explosives is one of the major companies manufacturing the entire range of explosives and accessories for the civil requirement. The company is the first manufacturer in India to deploy totally indigenous technology.