On 7 May, Akash allegedly shot a J17 Thunder Fighter Jet, developed by China and integrated by Pakistan, and on 10 May, the Indian Air Force (IAF) targeted many strategic places deep inside Pakistan, which tried to violate aircraft along with BrahMos missiles along with BrahMos missiles.
Both Brahma and Akash missiles have a different footprint of former President and scientist APJ Abdul Kalam.
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Brahma and The Story of India’s missile program: The Brahmins have a green history, and Kalam can be credited with planting and fringing its joint venture with NPO Russia in 1995. The S -400 in association with defense systems, which was imported from Russia and helped to thwart Pakistan’s herd. Freecor And missile attacks, Brahmos and Akash military systems have become a mark of our strategic superiority.
The story of India’s self-sufficient story in the missile system was imagined when the Integrated Directive Missile Development Program was launched in 1983 to develop surface-to-un-missiles (short and long distances), surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and anti-tank missiles. While the short -range Prithvi missile with a 150 km range was included in the service in 1994, Sam missiles like Akash had many technical hiccups.
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Kalam sidelined them for a joint venture with NPO Russia in December 1995, with India’s share of 50.5%. The name BrahMos named the two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskwa of Russia. It can reach a speed of 3 matches at a height of 15 km above sea level and a speed near the cruise.
It follows a fire-and-for-forbidden principle. Once launched, no further guidance is necessary. Missile low radar Signature And it becomes difficult to stop high kinetic energy.
Cruise missiles lethargy: They can be launched with submarines, ships and fighter jets. The air-launched version of the Brahma, which can be removed from the SU-30 MKI, entered the service in 2019. IAF has removed them from SU-30 revised aircraft. These missiles are also in the four regiments of the Indian Army; In March 2025, the Defense Acquisition Council approved the purchase of additional regiments equipped with BrahMos -Relected Range (ER) missiles. 20,000 crores.
The Cabinet Committee on security has approved the acquisition of more than 220 BrahMos-Aers. 19,000 crores. During the recent deadlock, several Indian naval ships fired successful anti-ship firing Arabic Sea, long distance, to re -evaluation of platforms preparations for accurate aggressive attacks.
While many countries like the Philippines, Brazil and Vietnam have shown interest in buying these missiles from India, China has objected to their neighbors.
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India as a weapon importer: India is one of the world’s largest importers in traditional weapons in the world and is its fifth largest defense spander. Pakistan has 2,229 military aircraft as compared to 1,399 Pakistan; 3,151 combat tanks compared to 1,839 Pakistan’s 1,839. While the Pakistan Navy has 121 Navy assets, India have 293, including two aircraft carriers and 18 submarines, which are the east.
In terms of nuclear weapons, according to the international campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, India spent $ 2.7 billion in 2023 and $ 1 billion in Pakistan. Our Self Reliance Index An Strategic Defense platform, weapon and system are 30%.
Source of important platforms: Most of India’s weapons are from Russia, although it is sourcing its weapons in France, Israel and America. While the US was the main arms supplier for Pakistan until 1990, China supplied 81% of Pakistan’s imports, such as J10 C aircraft and J15, while 36% of India’s weapons were obtained from Russia during this period. New Delhi is now inclined towards shopping from America and France.
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Surprisingly: Some unexpected decline of small war was urged to de-assign both the US and Russia, while China was curious to see how its aerial property demonstrates against Indian goals. Turkish drone appears to be a solid supplier for Pakistan, who was reportedly repeated by India’s S -400 missiles.
While Russia proposed joint production of its latest S -500 air defense system with India, Moscow did not stand with New Delhi in the latest conflict, contrary to its rock -solid support during the 1971 war, when Moscow investigated the US to intimidate India through its seventh fleet plane carrier.
Nevertheless, today, both the Cold War rival India is competing to sell its military hardware -America is his F -35 stealth aircraft and its SU -57 to Russia.
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Lesson and the way forward: One of the issues worrying in India is whether Pakistan will use nuclear options if it is pushed to the verge. Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto once said, “Neither India can use the atom, nor Pakistan. Whatever country is throwing that Newcomes knows that there is not enough time or place, and is about to throw it back.” That paradigm is still valid.
Unfortunately, this brief war did not take India to the five armed terrorists who Committed The city attacks the Pahgam attacks. Neither the claims of the destruction of Indian aerial property were thrown away. The Government of India should accept the death of citizens, including children in Jammu and Kashmir, and India highlighted the progressive progress in indigenous production of military assets.
Dialogue with opponents should never be given shelter, but we should also increase our defense ability through cooperation with homes designed for their defense ability and weapons development in strategic systems through combined enterprises with global manufacturers.
The author is a former Joint Secretary (Aerospace), Ministry of Defense.