How India’s Advanced Defense Systems Countered Pakistan's Missile Threats

India's Strategic Defense Response

New Delhi: According to high-level sources, India effectively deployed its S-400 Triumph missile systems, Barak-8 missiles, Akash surface-to-air missiles, and advanced anti-drone technologies developed by DRDO to counter a Pakistani offensive following Operation Sindoor.

On May 7, after the initiation of Operation Sindoor, Pakistan attempted to escalate tensions by targeting Indian military sites with missiles. However, all incoming missiles were successfully intercepted, the sources reported.

In response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, Indian forces executed missile strikes on terrorist positions in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, specifically targeting Bahawalpur, known as a stronghold for the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist group.

The defense ministry indicated that during the night of May 7-8, Pakistan sought to engage various military targets across northern and western India, including locations such as Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, utilizing drones and missiles.

India's response was swift and precise, effectively neutralizing Pakistan's attempts to strike Indian military installations, the sources added.

This rapid and coordinated action by India highlighted the robustness of its air defense capabilities.