[ad_1] New Delhi: The world's attention is currently on Israel, which is fighting six front wars. Iran fired hundreds of missiles at Israel on Tuesday night. Iran claims that 400 missiles were fired while Israel says the number of missiles is 180. Whatever the number, Israel intercepted and destroyed most of the missiles. If there is a missile attack like this in India, is India prepared for it? Is India's air defense system as strong as Israel's Iron Dome? Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said that the air defense systems we have and the ones we are purchasing can do the same work in similar combinations. Which does Iron Dome. Whatever new air defense weapon system we will have, it will be quite capable. But it is true that we will need very high numbers if we have to protect everything.'We will have to see where our priorities lie...'he/she said, 'With the numbers we have right now, if the entire country says that no missile will fall anywhere, it will not happen. We will have to see our priority as to where are our vital areas which we have to protect first. We will have to concentrate more on them. The Air Force Chief said that as far as technology is concerned, the systems that have arrived and are in the pipeline, whose contracts have been signed, we can intercept these things (missiles). We are a big country so more numbers are needed. The numbers at present are not sufficient to do everything.What else did the Air Force Chief say on the air defense system?The Air Force Chief said that three units of air defense system S-400 have been delivered and the remaining two units will be delivered next year. he/she said it was delayed because of the Russia-Ukraine war. India has signed a deal with Russia for five regiments of S-400. India signed a defense deal with Russia for S-400 in 2018 for Rs 35,000 crore. A regiment of S-400 consists of 16 vehicles. This system tracks enemy attacks from a distance of 500 kilometers and destroys the enemy missile as soon as it comes within range. It can stop enemy attacks ranging from drones to ballistic missiles in an area of 400 kilometers. [ad_2]
