Small range India Air Defence System

 

Just like Iron Dome is protecting Israel from the rocket attacks India is well guarded by its own air defence system. Below mentioned are the few small range majestic guardians of India. 

Iron Dome

Iron Dome is a short-range, mobile all-weather air defence system that includes radar and Tamir interceptor missiles that track and neutralise any rockets or missiles. Manufactured by Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries

Operational range -  4km to 70km

Speed – Mach 2.5

Radar - EL/M-2084 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar

Small range  India Air Defence System 

Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM)

Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) is a missile developed by the DRDO in association with Bharat Electronics Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited for the Indian Army. This missile is an all-weather, all-terrain SAM equipped with electronic countermeasures against jamming by aircraft radars.

Operational range           3 km -30 km(Missile)

Flight altitude                    30 m to 6 km

Maximum speed              4.7 Mach

Transport                           BEML-Tatra T815 8WD (6 cell VLS module )

SPYDER

SPYDER (Surface-to-air Python and Derby) is an Israeli short and medium-range mobile air defence system developed by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems with assistance from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Main armament               4 (Python-5 or Derby missiles)

Operational range           Python-5 - 20 km

Derby - 50 km

Flight altitude                    Python-5:9,000 m

Derby:16,000 m

Maximum speed              Mach 4

 

Akash Air Defence System

Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the missiles produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited.

 

Operational Range          45 km

maximum Speed              Mach 3.5

Flight altitude                   18km

Launch platform               T-72 or BMP-2 chassis or Tata Motors Heavy Mobility Trucks

 

Barak 8

Barak 8 also known as LR-SAM or as MR-SAM is an surface-to-air missile (SAM), designed to defend against any type of airborne threat jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).

 

Operational range           0.5–100 km

Flight altitude                    16 km

Maximum speed              Mach 2

Launch platform               8 cell VLS module