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India.com
14-06-2025
- Business
- India.com
Big worry for US, China as Modi govt plans to but THESE two missiles from…, it will make India…
Big worry for US, China as Modi govt plans to but THESE two missiles from…, it will make India… India Israel Missile Deal: India's Brahmos, Scalp and Rampage missiles caused tremendous destruction in the recent tension with Pakistan. These missiles turned the enemy's bases into rubble in a few seconds. By Nivedita Dash Edited by Nivedita Dash Advertisement Big worry for US, China as Modi govt plans to but THESE two missiles from..., it will make India... (Picture for representation purposes) India's Brahmos, Scalp and Rampage missiles caused tremendous destruction in the recent tension with Pakistan. This success has inspired India to buy even more powerful missiles. The Indian Air Force is testing two Israeli cruise missiles – Wind Demon and Ice Breaker. According to a report by Defense Security Asia, these missiles can be purchased for deep strike against Pakistan. They have been made by Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael. Advertisement === India wants missiles that can destroy enemy targets from a safe distance. Wind Demon and Ice Breaker can destroy high-value targets by dodging enemy air defence. These missiles save pilots and aircraft from risk. The excellent performance of the Rampage missile against Pakistan has impressed the Indian Air Force. This supersonic missile can hit hard targets from a safe distance. After its success, India and Israel are keen to buy the missile. Advertisement === The Wind Demon missile is light but deadly, with a range of 200 km and weighing 140 kg. It flies at a low altitude to avoid enemy radar and hits the target accurately. Its AI and laser guidance system makes it special. The operator can control the Wind Demon in real time, even changing targets between missions. Its 20-kilogram warhead can explode or cause deep damage depending on the mission. The missile is designed for jets like the F-16 and Rafale. The Ice Breaker missile can be launched from land, sea and air with a range of 300 kilometres. It destroys radars, mobile missile batteries and ships with precision. Its 105-kg warhead makes it versatile. Icebreaker has AI based target recognition and multi-sensor technology, which helps it succeed even in complex warfare. It does not miss the target even if GPS is blocked. Its ability to be launched from F-15, Rafale and coastal batteries makes it different. There is deep cooperation between India and Israel in defense, which includes technologies like Barak-8, Spider and drones. The deal for Wind Demon and Ice Breaker can be done under India's Make in India policy. This will further strengthen the relations between the two countries. If India adds Wind Demon and Ice Breaker to its fleet, Pakistan and China may lose their sleep. These missiles will increase India's deep-strike capability manifold. The IAF aims to start their integration by 2026.
Time of India
12-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Long-range precision weapons make geographical barriers irrelevant
NEW DELHI: India's use of long range precision-guided munitions like the Scalp and BrahMos missiles launched from fighter jets to strike targets on the ground in Pakistan, without crossing the border during , show geographical barriers have become almost meaningless, chief of integrated defence staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit said on Wednesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The senior IAF officer, speaking at a seminar here, also underlined the critical role of real-time situational awareness and 'deep surveillance' in contemporary conflicts, while stressing that advances in technology have fundamentally altered the relationship between distance and vulnerability. 'When we look at global conflicts commencing from Armenia-Azerbaijan to Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas and to our own experiences in Operation Sindoor, one truth emerges with crystal clarity: the side that sees first, sees farthest and sees most accurately, prevails,' Air Marshal Dixit said. The existing principles of war are being challenged, with new ones emerging rather rapidly. 'Earlier, the horizon marked the limit of immediate threat. Today, precision-guided munitions like the Scalp, BrahMos and Hammer have rendered geographical barriers almost meaningless, as strikes with beyond visual range air-to-air missiles and supersonic air-to-ground missiles have become commonplace,' he added. Referring to China's military space program expanding from operating just 36 satellites in 2010 to over 1,000 by 2024, with over 360 of them dedicated to ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions, Air Marshal Dixit said Beijing's creation of an independent aerospace force last year signals its recognition of space as the ultimate high ground in modern warfare. 'Yet, even as we acknowledge these challenges, we must also celebrate our own remarkable achievements. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Operation Sindoor demonstrated that indigenous innovation, when properly harnessed, can match and even exceed international benchmarks,' he said. Towards this end, he cited the success of the IAF's Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS), integrated with the Army's AkashTeer system, in compressing the sensor-to-shooter timelines and ensuring effective air defence during Operation Sindoor. 'Not a single Pakistani aircraft breached our airspace, while our precision strikes successfully degraded their air defence capabilities and aerial infrastructure,' he said. With weapons capable of striking targets hundreds of kilometers away with pinpoint accuracy, he said, 'This new reality demands that we extend our surveillance envelope far beyond what previous generations could have even imagined. 'We must detect, identify and track potential threats not when they approach our borders, but when they are still in their staging areas, airfields and bases, deep within an adversary's territory. This existed as a concept even earlier but today we have the means to realise it,' he added.
Economic Times
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
In precision strike era, war has no front or rear: CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel New Delhi: The lesson from India's Operation Sindoor that took down terror targets in Pakistan is that long-range precision-guided munitions like the Brahmos and Scalp have rendered geographical barriers meaningless and the side that sees the farthest and with most accuracy prevails, the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) said on Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who is responsible for coordinating inter-service activities, said that modern technology has fundamentally changed the battlefield as has been evident in recent conflicts, including the Indian cross-border strikes. Modern warfare , thanks to technology, has fundamentally altered the relationship between distance and vulnerability. Today, precision-guided munitions like Scalp and Brahmos have rendered geographical barriers almost meaningless," the senior officer added that it can be seen from global conflicts like the Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas fight and India's own experience in the recent strike that "the side that sees first, sees farthest and sees most accurately, prevails".The officer said that with weapons demonstrating the ability to strike hundreds of kilometers away with pinpoint accuracy, the traditional concepts of a battle front, rear, flanks and combat zones have become irrelevant and the war zone has merged into a combined theatre."This new reality demands that we extend our surveillance envelope far beyond what the previous generation could have even imagined. We must detect, identify and track potential threats, not when they approach our borders, but when they are still in their staging areas, airfields and bases, deep within their own territory," he also reflects the Op Sindoor war fighting strategy with Pakistan in which airfields deep within its territory were disabled by long-range air-to-ground missiles , rendering it difficult for Pakistani forces to mount an aerial strike on the past few years, India has been investing heavily in stand off weapons like long-range air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface munitions and a range of missiles that are capable of taking down a target anywhere on Pakistani territory.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Precision weapons altered the relationship between distance and vulnerability: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
Precision weapons, such as ones used by India against Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, have rendered geographical barriers 'almost meaningless' and 'altered the relationship between distance and vulnerability,' a top Indian Air Force officer said on Wednesday. 'Today, precision-guided munitions like Scalp and BrahMos (missiles) have rendered geographical barriers almost meaningless as strikes with beyond visual range air-to-air missiles and supersonic air-to-ground missiles have become commonplace,' Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, chief of integrated defence staff, said at a seminar on surveillance and electro-optics. 'The lessons from Operation Sindoor have reinforced what military strategists have long understood but perhaps not fully appreciated until now. Modern warfare --- thanks to technology --- has fundamentally altered the relationship between distance and vulnerability.' Earlier, the horizon marked the limit of immediate threat, he said. The launch of Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7 --- India's strikes on terror and military installations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the Pahalgam terror strike in which 26 people were shot dead --- triggered a four-day military confrontation with the neighbouring country involving fighter jets, missiles, drones, long-range weapons and heavy artillery. The standoff weapons deployed by India during the operation included the Scalp deep-strike cruise missiles, the Hammer smart weapon and BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. 'When weapons can strike targets hundreds of kilometres away with pinpoint accuracy, the traditional concepts of front, rear and flanks, combat zones, and depth areas all become irrelevant. What we call the front and the theatre merge into one. This new reality demands that we extend our surveillance envelope far beyond what previous generations could have even imagined,'Dixit said. The domain of surveillance and electro-optics systems was earlier a force enhancer but has now become the foundation on which modern military operations will take place, he added. 'Today we stand on the cusp of a revolution that will redefine how we perceive, process and project power in the 21st century. When we look at global conflicts commencing from Armenia-Azerbaijan to Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas, and to our own experiences in Operation Sindoor; one truth emerges with crystal clarity --- the side that sees first, sees farthest and sees most accurately, prevails.' Between the launch of the operation in the early hours of May 7 and the ceasefire on the evening of May 10, Indian forces bombed nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK and killed at least 100 terrorists, and the IAF struck targets at 13 Pakistani air bases and military installations. In the early hours of May 7, the IAF struck two terror sites at Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur and Markaz Taiba near Muridke, both in Pakistan's Punjab province, while the army hit targets at seven places, including Mehmoona Joya in Sialkot, Sawai Nala and Syed Na Bilal in Muzaffarabad, Gulpur and Abbas in Kotli, Barnala in Bhimber, and Sarjal. The Markaz Subhanallah camp was the farthest target for Indian forces. Located around 100 km from the international border, it is the headquarters of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and has been used for recruitment, indoctrinating and training terrorists. Markaz Taiba is the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founded by Hafiz Saeed. Terrorists trained at this camp were linked to many attacks in India, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive at the time, received training here and so did David Coleman Headley. It is located 25 km inside Pakistan. During May 9-10, the IAF struck military targets in Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, Chunian, Pasrur, Sialkot, Skardu, Sargodha, Jacobabad, Bholari and Malir Cantt in Karachi. Later it emerged that India's targeting of locations within Pakistan during the May 7-10 clash was more extensive than was previously known, with a Pakistani document acknowledging that Indian drones had struck locations ranging from Peshawar in the northwest to Hyderabad in the south. The graphics in the May 18 Pakistani document detailing India's drone strikes on May 8, 9 and 10 listed seven locations -- Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Attock, Bahawalnagar, Gujrat and Jhang in Punjab province, and Chhor and Hyderabad in Sindh province -- that were not acknowledged as targets by Indian officials at any briefings held during or after the hostilities. Pakistan's Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos, which was mounted in response to Operation Sindoor, 'folded in eight hours' on May 10 belying Islamabad's ambitious target of bringing India to its knees in 48 hours, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said on June 3.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
In precision strike era, war has no front or rear: CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
New Delhi: The lesson from India's Operation Sindoor that took down terror targets in Pakistan is that long-range precision-guided munitions like the Brahmos and Scalp have rendered geographical barriers meaningless and the side that sees the farthest and with most accuracy prevails, the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) said on Wednesday. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who is responsible for coordinating inter-service activities, said that modern technology has fundamentally changed the battlefield as has been evident in recent conflicts, including the Indian cross-border strikes. " Modern warfare , thanks to technology, has fundamentally altered the relationship between distance and vulnerability. Today, precision-guided munitions like Scalp and Brahmos have rendered geographical barriers almost meaningless," the senior officer said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villa For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas in Dubai | Search ads Learn More Undo He added that it can be seen from global conflicts like the Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas fight and India's own experience in the recent strike that "the side that sees first, sees farthest and sees most accurately, prevails". The officer said that with weapons demonstrating the ability to strike hundreds of kilometers away with pinpoint accuracy, the traditional concepts of a battle front, rear, flanks and combat zones have become irrelevant and the war zone has merged into a combined theatre. Live Events "This new reality demands that we extend our surveillance envelope far beyond what the previous generation could have even imagined. We must detect, identify and track potential threats, not when they approach our borders, but when they are still in their staging areas, airfields and bases, deep within their own territory," he said. This also reflects the Op Sindoor war fighting strategy with Pakistan in which airfields deep within its territory were disabled by long-range air-to-ground missiles , rendering it difficult for Pakistani forces to mount an aerial strike on India. Over the past few years, India has been investing heavily in stand off weapons like long-range air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface munitions and a range of missiles that are capable of taking down a target anywhere on Pakistani territory.
