Perspective: Reinventing Air Defence | 27 May, 2025

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As the nature of warfare continues to evolve, the skies have become the new battleground. Drones, cruise missiles, even hypersonic weapons – these are no longer threats of the future – they’re here… and are reshaping how nations defend themselves. In response, countries around the world are investing heavily in advanced air defense systems – designed not just to protect borders, but to shield populations and critical infrastructure from increasingly complex aerial threats. India’s transformation in this space has been both swift and remarkable. From once relying heavily on imports, the nation is now

 

Emerging as a hub of indigenous innovation. During Operation Sindoor, the Akashteer system demonstrated India’s growing capability – seamlessly intercepting a coordinated wave of aerial threats with unprecedented precision.Building on that success, India is now taking a bold step forward with Raksha Kavach, which is a next-generation, multi-layered defence shield. Equipped with long-range surveillance, real-time command integration, and a formidable blend of both hard-kill and soft-kill technologies, it’s a homegrown solution designed to neutralise threats across the modern aerial spectrum.But India is not alone. Israel’s Iron Dome continues to prove its effectiveness under sustained fire, while the United States is pushing technological frontiers with its Golden Dome—an ambitious system aimed at neutralising threats from land, sea, air, and even space.

 

Guests:

1- Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor (Retd.) , Defence Expert

2- Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

3- Gp Capt (Dr.) Rajiv Kumar Narang, Senior Fellow, MP IDSA

 

Anchor: Teena Jha

Producer: Surender Sharma

Guest Coordinator: Deepti Vashisht, Vinod Kumar Singh

PCR Team: Ashutosh Jha,  Hem Joshi, Syed Farhat Ali, Rajesh Barnwal, Braja Rout, Javed Faridi, Rohit Sinha

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