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Air Defence Systems

Government and Policy

Defence Ministry signs ₹445 crore contract with Russian company for procurement of Tunguska Air Defence Missile System

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2026

The Ministry of Defence has signed two contracts worth a total of ₹858 crore on 27th March to bolster India's air defence capabilities and...

Government and Policy

Atmanirbharta in Defence: India Army places ₹30,000 crore order with Bharat Electronics for Anant Shastra Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2025

Continuing with Atmanirbharta in the defence sector, the Indian Army has issued a tender worth ₹30,000 crore to buy 'Anant Shastra' surface to air...

News Reports

DRDO successfully conducts maiden flight-tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System, a multi-layered air defence system

OpIndia Staff - 24 August, 2025

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight-tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the coast of Odisha on August 23, 2025

News Reports

Indian Army to get Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) system worth ₹30,000 crore: Meet country’s strongest missile system and its significance in air defence

Rukma Rathore - 11 June, 2025

Aircraft, hovering helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and other airborne targets can all be thwarted by QRSAM systems.

News Reports

India’s BrahMos missile is superior, can cut through the Chinese air defence systems, says defence expert

ANI - 20 May, 2025

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 and struck nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in response to a ghastly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month in which 26 people were killed.

News Reports

Indian Army demonstrates how our Air Defence Systems protected Golden Temple in Amritsar and other cities in Punjab from Pakistani attacks

ANI - 19 May, 2025

"Knowing that the Pak Army does not have any legitimate targets, we anticipated that they would target Indian military installations, civilian targets, including religious places. Of these, the Golden Temple appeared to be the most prominent. We mobilised additional modern air defence assets to give a holistic air defence umbrella cover to Golden Temple," Major General Seshadri said.