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2.3.3.5 Air defence and anti-satellite: Akash, Astra, ballistic missile defence and Mission Shakti

India defends airspace with layered systems from DRDO's Akash to the imported S-400, has a two-tier ballistic missile defence, and showed anti-satellite capability in Mission Shakti on 27 March 2019.

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Key terms

  • Akash
  • Astra
  • QRSAM
  • MRSAM
  • S-400
  • ballistic missile defence
  • PAD
  • AAD
  • Mission Shakti
  • ASAT
  • Microsat-R
  • space debris

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