India ramps up drone and air defense arsenal after Pakistan aerial clashes, boosting border security and strike power.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Following a bitter aerial battle between India and Pakistan from May 7-10, Delhi has approved an emergency procurement of new equipment for air defense and counterterrorism. The slaying of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir on Apr. 22 had prompted India to attack Pakistan, whom it accused of harboring terrorists. Under Operation Sindoor, India initially struck nine alleged terrorist camps in Pakistani territory. Pakistan’s response, which included drone attacks and shoot-downs of an unknown number of Indian fighter j…
Out of 9 Trials, Akash Failed only in 2
BALASORE : Even as the trials of a series of Akash missiles conducted recently were claimed to be a success, two of the nine rounds had, in fact, failed much to the embarrassment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) that had developed the weapon system. Defence sources said a total of nine rounds of indigenously built surface-to-air nuclear capable missile, Akash , were test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast by the Air Force in five days between November 17 and November 21. Re…
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