Sputnik News:
Taking a cue from superpowers Russia and the United States, other countries are mulling similar advanced air defense systems to protect their big cities. India is working on a missile shield around its capital Delhi to make it immune to military or 9/11 attacks from aircraft, missiles and drones, The Times of India wrote.
The Defense Ministry has approved the purchase of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System-II (NASAMS-II) worth around $1 billion from the US.
Armed with the three-dimensional Sentinel radars, short- and medium-range missiles, launchers, fire distribution centers and command-and-control units to quickly detect, track and shoot down multiple airborne targets, the NASAMS is part of the air defense network guarding Washington D.C.
