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Is there any firm timetable for tests and then further production and induction? The experience of Akash and LCA Tejas has proved amply that it takes time and resources to "product-ionize" even after proving product is successful.

We are not seeing a strong schedule of PAD tests. That tells me that program is not having as much focus as we hope. The key is to test against IRBMs. However such tests are quite difficult to set up and accomplish. Testing against SRBM like Prithvi is not enough. You may dig more info on PAD...

@power_monger, you are ahead of the designers of PAD system. It cannot create a safety zone of 120 km radius around the launcher. Akash system is for aircrafts and cruise missiles. PAD is for ballistic missiles. The purpose is different. There is no 100% effective system against ballistic...

There are many factors when deploying SAM. All I am trying to say is that some classes of offensive weapons are best countered by offensive weapons. Defensive weapons are not practical for all purposes. Just the number of defence installations in the country exceeds 500. (defence installation...

I do not like to jump to conclusions. PAD is not yet there. There is no deployment of PAD anywhere so far. I know more than you about likely deployment of PAD but I shall remain silent on that issue. You can safely assume that LRSAM being developed by DRDO/Israel will the SAM deployed in numbers.

Russian Iskander costs half million dollars per piece. Chinese M9 and M11 that Pakistan has may cost less than Iskander. The PAD missile cost is likely more than Prithvi missile (more than million USD per unit). Even Akash missiles are not cheap. You can find out from figures publically...

@power_monger, can you list an inventory of equipment needed for ABM defence. Also what kind of missiles will this defend against? As ballistic missiles are much cheaper than fighter aircraft, an enemy may build missiles in large quantities and fire dozens of missiles together. Please work out a...

Well reading on this topic since 15 years, I have come to the conclusion that the India has serious anti-aircraft defences when holdings of army and air force are counted together. However anti-missile capability is another matter. Defences against both cruise missiles and ballistic missiles are...