Operation Sindoor: Indigenous weapon systems prove their mettle

The show of indigenous defence systems against Chinese and Turkish limb systems stood retired during Operation Sindoor. For instance, the indigenous Akash short-range Surface-to-Air systems (SAM) proved their capability, portion the Chinese HQ-9 SAMs deployed by Pakistan failed to efficaciously intercept the precision-guided munitions launched by India.

“All violative strikes connected Pakistan subject targets were executed without nonaccomplishment of Indian assets, underscoring the effectiveness of our surveillance, planning, and transportation systems,” the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said connected Wednesday (May 14, 2025) astir India’s violative against Pakistani subject establishments connected May 10.. “The usage of modern indigenous technology, from long-range drones to guided munitions, made these strikes highly effectual and calibrated,” it said.

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied aerial defence systems, completing the ngo successful conscionable 23 minutes, demonstrating India’s technological edge, the connection said.

Meanwhile, concern on the occidental borders remained calm connected the intervening nighttime of May 13-14 and Army sources said determination was docket arsenic yet for the adjacent circular of talks betwixt the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan. As per practice, the DGMOs talk connected the established hotline each Tuesday (May 13, 2025).

“India’s defence assemblage is increasing stronger than ever, driven by the tone of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Defence exports person jumped from ₹686 crore successful 2013-14 to ₹23,622 crore successful 2024-25 — a 34-fold rise,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s bureau said connected societal media.

Express involvement

Several countries successful southeast Asia, westbound Asia and Africa person expressed involvement successful the Akash and BrahMos systems among others, connected authoritative noted. “The caller occurrence is simply a validation of the show of these systems successful real-time. We expect further involvement successful Indian systems,” helium said.

Over the people of 5 days arsenic Operation Sindoor was launched connected the nighttime of May 6-7, the country’s aerial defence web proved its capableness and resilience arsenic Pakistan launched hundreds of drones successful waves, Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles and missiles inclining high-speed ones astir of which were changeable down, with lone a fewer making an impact.

The Indian equipped forces struck respective aerial defence radar sites, among others, disabling the HQ-15 SAM strategy successful Lahore. The aerial defence networks of the Army and the IAF were backed by Akashteer aerial defence and the Integrated Aerial Command and Control Systems (IACCS) respectively.

Operation Sindoor besides produced factual grounds of hostile technologies neutralised by the Indian systems — with the betterment of pieces of Chinese PL-15 air-to-air missiles, Turkish-origin UAVs, long-range rockets, quadcopters and commercialized drones, the PIB connection noted. “These were recovered and identified, showing that contempt Pakistan’s attempts to exploit precocious foreign-supplied weaponry, India’s indigenous aerial defence and physics warfare networks remained superior,” it said.

Pakistan’s defence imports person grown importantly with China emerging the biggest source. Arms imports by Pakistan grew by 61% betwixt 2015–19 and 2020–24, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. “China became adjacent much ascendant arsenic its supplier, accounting for 81% of Pakistan’s arms imports successful 2020–24, compared with 74% successful 2015–19,” arsenic per its study of March 2025.

The astir ₹2,000-crore declaration for Akashteer, a networking and automation project, was signed successful March 2023 and was fielded a twelvemonth aft that. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) said connected societal media that their in-house designed and manufactured Akashteer strategy had proved its mettle connected the warfare field. “Ground-based defence systems integrated with Akashteer made it hellhole for Pakistan’s aerial adventures,” it said connected ‘X’. “The strategy performed beyond users’ expectations, providing robust aerial defence to India during the existent conflict,” it added.

Akashteer ensures a seamless and unified aerial concern representation accessible to the lowest operational units of Army Air Defence (AAD), enhancing situational consciousness crossed the force, BEL said. Akashteer empowers units connected the beforehand lines, enabling dynamic engagement decisions and preventing friendly-fire incidents.

Bringing it each unneurotic is simply a caller automation inaugural nether Project Akashteer, which volition physique a broad aerial defence representation for the monitoring, tracking and firing of aerial defence assets, BEL stated.

Akashteer links each the radars and power centres of AAD and consolidates the aerial defence picture, removing duplications oregon overlaps and besides integrates each the weapons. The request contiguous is for a broad aerial defence solution, officials explained, and it tin besides pass with the IACCS, forming a broad aerial picture.

The Army Air Defence — called Air Defence Artillery till 2005 — has been successful beingness since 1940, though its ground-based aerial defences person progressively moved to the Air Force.

Published - May 14, 2025 10:34 p.m. IST