For Pak, India’s Air Defence Network Is A ‘Never Seen Before’ Disruptive Tech: 10 Points
- On the intervening night of May 9 and 10, when Pakistan launched drone and missile attacks on Indian military and civilian areas, they met the homegrown impenetrable wall of self-defence called the ‘Akashteer’ system. It is part of the Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) designed by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The IACCS was the tip of the spear in the air defence (AD) component of Operation Sindoor.
- India’s integrated AD system – which includes AD systems of the army, navy and the air force – was brought together by the IACCS, which gave the forces a net-centric operational capability, vital to modern-day warfighting.
- The IAF uses the IACCS to coordinate, integrate and control air defence assets like radars, surveillance systems like AWACS, drones, and fighter aircraft, to provide situational awareness and efficient command and control capabilities in the air domain.