air defence
‘Risk worth taking’: U.S. rushes MANPADS to Ukraine despite proliferation concerns
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and NATO are shipping weapons into Ukraine at break-neck speed, including highly sensitive items such as shoulder-fired missiles…
UK says Ukraine’s air defences having considerable success against Russian jets
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday said Ukraine's air defences were having success against Russian jets, likely preventing Russia from controlling the airspace. "Ukrainian air defences appear to have enjoyed…
Israeli attack over Damascus kills two -Syrian State Media
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -An Israeli attack over the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed two civilians and left some material damage, Syrian State Media reported citing a military source. Israel has…
Syria shoots down Israeli missiles around Damascus -state TV
(Reuters) - Syrian air defences on Wednesday shot down a number of "Israeli aggression's missiles" around Damascus, the capital, state TV said. State television also reported earlier that Syrian air…
‘AKASH’- Boosting India’s Ground-Based Interception
The protection of India’s sovereign borders is the paramount responsibility of the Indian Armed Forces. In doing so, the country must be prepared to thwart an incoming adversary threat from…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Russia practises repelling enemy air strike near Western border -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces have held a military exercise to practise repelling a massive air strike by an adversary, Interfax cited Russia's Western Military District as saying on Monday,…
S-400 Triumf Missile System
A contract has been signed on 05 October 2018 for delivery of S-400 system from Russia. Government is aware of all developments that may impact procurement of Defence Equipment. Government…
Russia starts missile supplies to India despite U.S. sanctions risk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started supplying India with S-400 air defence missile systems, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday citing Dmitry Shugayev, the head of the Russian military cooperation…
Syrian state media say air defences intercept Israeli attack over Homs
(Reuters) -Syria's state media said on Monday that its air defences intercepted an Israeli missile attack on sites in its central and coastal regions. State media had said earlier that…
Syrian air defences intercept Israeli missiles aimed at Damascus area -state media
(Reuters) -Syrian air defences on Saturday intercepted Israeli missiles targeted at sites in countryside around the capital Damascus and downed some of them, state media said, citing a military statement.…
Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli attack above Homs, state media says
CAIRO (Reuters) -Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack above the Homs countryside, injuring six soldiers and causing some material damage, official media said on Friday. Israeli military declined…
Successful Maiden Flight Test of Akash Prime Missile
A new version of the Akash Missile – ‘Akash Prime’ has been successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha on 27 September 2021. The missile intercepted and…
