The Eurasian Times
The Indian Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) highlighted the “stellar performance” of the indigenous Akash air defense missile system during Operation Sindoor in a military briefing on May 12, 2025.
The DGMO emphasized that the Akash system played a pivotal role in neutralizing aerial threats, including drones and missiles launched by Pakistan, Indian news agency, ANI, reported.
“All these were brought together as an effective AD environment by the IACCS of the IAF. The performance demonstrated by the older battle system also took them (drones) head-on… Another highlight was the stellar indigenous AD, like the Akash System… This AD environment was possible over the last decade because of the unwavering budget allocated by the Government of India,” Air Marshal Bharti said.
“Numerous waves of drones and unmanned combat aerial vehicles employed by Pakistan were also thwarted by the indigenously developed soft and hard kill counter-UAS systems and the well-trained Indian Air Defence personnel,” he added.
Interestingly, Indian Akash is competing against the Chinese Sky Dragon-50 for a Brazilian Air Defense Missile contract.
