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Man-portable air defence systems FIM-92 Stinger: Man-portable air defense system: 245 United States: Status: In service. 245 Stinger Air-to-Air Variant missiles for AH-64E helicopters inducted. [100] 9K38 Igla
Mounted ZU 23 MM Twin Gun Tunguska Mount System OSA- AK Weapon System Akash surface to air missile. Air Defence Artillery in India was first established by the British Government ruling India in 1939, at the start of World War II to counter the growing aerial threat from the Axis powers, especially from the Japanese in East Asia.
Automated Air Defence Control & Reporting System 100 India: Status: In service. First batch delivered by BEL in April 2024. [298] All delivered by September 2024. [299] DRDO Air Defence Tactical Control Radar (ADTCR) Air defence radar: N/A India: Status: In service. [300] Air Defence Fire Control Radar (ADFCR) 3D Fire-control radar India
At the time of independence, Indian Artillery consisted of Field, Medium, Air Defence, Counter Bombardment, Coastal, Air Observation Post and Survey branches. After the partition of India in 1947, the Royal Indian Artillery was divided with India being allotted eighteen and a half regiments while remaining nine and half units went to Pakistan. [7]
The history of the college dates back to mid 1940s when anti-aircraft training battery was established by the British in July 1940 at Karachi (now Pakistan) to train the troops deputed to the newly established air defence artillery. Post-independence Air Defence & Guided Missile School and Centre was established at Gopalpur.
India's defence budget is projected to increase to US$415.9 billion between 2025 and 2029. [4] India is the world's largest defence importer, as of 2023, making up 9.8% of global arms imports. [5] India has a domestic defence industry of which 60% is government owned.
Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) is an Indian defence public sector undertaking, headquartered in Kanpur, India. [1] AWE primarily manufactures small arms and artillery guns for the Indian Armed Forces , foreign militaries, and domestic civilian use.
MIL and its partner, Nadrah Company, inked a $225 million deal at World Defense Show 2024 to provide artillery ammunition to Saudi Arabia. [16] As of March 2024, Munitions India has export orders worth ₹6,000 crore, to be supplied till 2026-27. The leading customers are UAE, Vietnam and one undisclosed country from Europe. [17]