India's Air Defence Push: Lessons from the Israel-Iran Tensions

The recent large-scale Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel has ignited discussions within India's military circles regarding the nation's own air defence readiness.

While Israel reports a near-perfect interception rate with its Iron Dome system, India's defence strategy leans heavily on developing a strong, indigenous protection network.

Indian military experts recognize the success of Israel's Iron Dome but understand the need for systems tailored to India's unique challenges. The domestically produced Akash-NG surface-to-air missile system provides a 70 km defence radius, protecting against aircraft, helicopters, and guided munitions. Similarly, the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM), a collaboration with Israel, offers comparable capabilities across all three branches of India's armed forces.

India has also invested in the advanced Russian S-400 Triumf system, known for its effectiveness against a wide array of aerial threats. However, the nation's emphasis remains on self-reliance. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) spearheads Project Kusha, aiming to provide the air force with a cutting-edge, long-range system by 2028-29. With its promised 350 km range, Project Kusha could intercept threats like cruise missiles, stealth aircraft, and drones.

The recent conflict between Israel and Iran underscores the critical nature of robust air defence capabilities in the modern world. India's emphasis on developing a multi-layered, indigenous defence network, including projects like Kusha, demonstrates a commitment to protecting its airspace independently.

 

[Itachi]

Boldo na ab Israeli air defence kharidana na ...

 

[Sangram]

first trust our indigenous weapons.

 

[Indian1]

Israel and it's allies thought that everyone will swallow 99% interception lie. Guys sitting with laptops released satellite photos showing damage to warehouses and buildings in Israel's airbases. 1.2 billion dollar gone up in fumes within hours. Result: hit all the wooden dummies. Actual missiles got through. Now a days it's very easy to win wars when they have all the bootlicker media on their side.

 

[Ajath]

Boldo na ab Israeli air defence kharidana na ...

Even if its so whats wrong ? Anyways the article says Indian military establishment Is studying on the current Israel Iran conflict. That's quite normal for any country to take note and adopt new strategies .

 

[CCPSmasher]

It was not just only Israeli AD doing the thing. It's a summation of all combine air defence of US, Uk, France, etc..even Jordan and Saudi took part in it.

 

[White T POISON]

Buy the iron dome, Barak MX and David sling layer it with qrsam Akash Ng. Our AD is a joke

 

[Aayush Pratap]

Israel had offered Iron Dome back in the day. There is no better AD system for volumetric defence. Future wars will be be saturation drone attacks as we have been witnessing of late.

 

[Calvin]

India needs to concentrate on short to medium range SAMs and to make them accurate and affordable. We will need large numbers and it won't do if the anti-drone/missile SAM unit cost is many times more than the hostile missile or drone it is fired at.