Air Defence Systems

India is strengthening a layered, indigenous air-defence architecture, combining surveillance radars, automated command-and-control networks, and multiple surface-to-air missile (SAM) layers aligned with Aatmanirbhar Bharat and operational readiness of the Armed Forces. Air defence system protects population centres, critical infrastructure, military bases and borders by enabling rapid detection-tracking-identification-engagement of aircraft, UAVs and other aerial threats using networked sensors, decision systems and interceptors.

Core Concepts

  • Layered Defence: Multiple intercept layers (very short/short/medium/long range) increase probability of kill and coverage across altitude and distance envelopes.
  • Kill Chain: Detect > Track > Identify > Assign weapon > Launch > Mid-course guidance > Terminal homing ....
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