Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds review meeting in Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday conducted a review of the countrys current security situation at South Block which houses the Ministry of Defence in the national capital in the aftermath of the foiled largescale drone strike by Pakistan on ThursdayThe Defence Minister was accompanied by the military top brass and senior officials including Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh and Defence Secretary RK SinghThe meeting came in the wake of Pakistans attempted retaliation following Operation Sindoor where the Indian Armed Forces targeted nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir on Wednesday The operation was a direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attackMeanwhile Indian Army during the intervening night of May 8 and May 9 successfully repelled and responded to multiple drone attacks by Pakistan along the western border and the Line of Control LoC in Jammu and KashmirThe Indian Army said Pakistan Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along entire Western Border on the intervening night of 08 and 09 May 2025 Pak troops also resorted to numerous cease fire violations CFVs along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir The drone attacks were effectively repulsed and befitting reply was given to the CFVs Indian Army remains committed to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nation All nefarious designs will be responded with forceThe indigenously developed Akash surfacetoair missile air defence system has played a crucial role in thwarting Pakistani drone attacks targeting Indian assets on Thursday according to defence officials Officials added that both the Indian Army and Air Force have deployed the missile system along the Pakistan borderThe Made in India Akash surfacetoair missile air defence system has been effectively used by the Indian armed forces in foiling Pakistani attacks towards Indian targets Both the Indian Army and Air Force have the missile system all along the Pakistan border defence officials statedThe Akash air defence missile system is a mediumrange surfacetoair missile system that provides area air defence against multiple air threats to mobile semimobile and static vulnerable forces and areas The system has cuttingedge features and crosscountry mobilityThe realtime multisensor data processing and threat evaluation enable simultaneous engagement of multiple targets from any direction The entire system is flexible and upscalable and can be operated in group and autonomous modes It employs command guidance and relies on phased array guidance radar to guide the missile until interceptEarlier on Thursday the Indian Army had shot down more than 50 Pakistani drones during the largescale counterdrone operation along the LoC and International Borders IB sources told ANIThe Indian Armed Forces also successfully neutralised Pakistan militarys attempts of a largescale drone and missile attack on multiple Indian military installations across Northern and Western India during the night of May 78 and an Air Defence system at Lahore was neutralisedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params