The Indian Air Force is looking to install a two-layer air defence system which can take out enemy combat aircraft, drones or helicopters for perfect protection.
The serving is working on the proposal in this regard which is expected to be brought to the Defence Acquisition Council – defence ministry’s apex decision making body on procurements – in its next few meetings, defence sources told.
As part of the system, the Air Force is looking for a system which would also have the capability to take down enemy cruise missiles at a distance of 25 kilometers, and if that fails, then strike it down at lower level in the range of five to six kms, they said.
The new air defence system would be deployed to protect the important installations in the Capital, which will include the President’s house, Parliament and other vital assets and vital points.
Sources said the country has indigenous air defence systems such as the Akash missiles, but the DRDO was yet to develop a missile which can hit incoming targets at lower level heights in six to seven km range.
In the last few years, India has been taking significant steps to improve its air defence capabilities as a number of new mechanisms to take on hostile aerial action have been inducted and many more new systems would be joining in the near future.
India recently started inducting the long-delayed Rs 20,000 crore SPYDER missile systems into the Air Force and some of the systems have already been deployed on the western frontier to thwart any misadventure from Pakistan.
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