Operation Sindoor: India's 'Akashteer' system shines, DRDO chief praises

The secret of Indias success amid operating sindoor has many hidden variables DRDO recently briefed us about one of the indigenously developed air defence systems that played a huge role in Operation Sindoors success Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO chief Samir V Kamat expressed confidence that Indias indigenous air defence system named Akashteer will surely draw international interest after being used with full effectHe stated that Indias indigenously developed Akashteer air defence system performed exceedingly well during Operation SindoorAddressing more about this topquality air defence system he said that India had deployed the indigenously developed and fully automated Akashteer air defence system in critical areas and regions during the IndiaPakistan tensions The deployment of this system emerged as the invisible force of new war capabilities during Operation Sindoor Akashteer was launched against nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir as reported by PTIDefinitely our air defence system has performed exceedingly well and I am sure there will be interest from other countries DRDO chief Kamat briefed PTI on Thursday eveningDRDO Chief Samir V Kamat also expressed optimism regarding the future of Indias defence technology during a visit to Nagpur On his visit to Nagpur he toured facilities focused on manufacturing drones missiles and rockets assuring that DRDO continues to excel in making some really highquality indigenous defence armouriesThe DRDO chief further spoke about Indias march for Atmanirbhar selfreliance in the defence sector He went on to say that while substantial advancements have been made more work is necessary to become completely selfreliant I think we have achieved a very significant level but we still have some work to do And I am sure in the coming years we will become totally AtmanirbharAs per PTI the fully automated Akashteer system has been equipped with multiple advanced features that can be an asset for any country amid warlike situations Akashteer as told by DRDO comes with detection tracking and engagement of enemy aircraft drones and missiles by integrating various radar systems sensors and communication technologies into a single mobile vehiclebased framework All these capabilities of this air defence system make it easier to handle in hostile environmentsResponding to a question about whether conventional weapons will take a backseat in future conflicts as warfare shifts to domains where drones and signal jamming take centre stage Kamat stated that future warfare will combine traditional equipment with emerging technologies such as drones and electronic warfareFuture warfare will be a combination of the traditional equipment as well as these new things We have to be prepared for both he saidHowever adding to his statements Kamat also denied that robots will be replacing humans in warfare in the coming future and said There will be a day when that may happen but not in the near futureTo a question about the progress in the development of indigenous 55 generation stealth fighter aircraft Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft AMCA Kamat said Our project for developing AMCA started last year and we are hopeful that it will be completed by 2034 and then it should go into induction by 2035As per PTI a fullscale model of the AMCA was unveiled at Aero India 2025 held in Bengaluru in FebruaryThe Aeronautical Development Agency ADA which is a division of DRDO has been actively working on cuttingedge technologies including AIpowered pilots netcentric warfare systems integrated vehicle health management and internal weapon bays to enhance Indias defence and ensure that we do not have to depend on foreign armouries in the coming futureWith PTI InputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params