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The Indian government has approved the development of a new anti-aircraft system of the LR-SAM type, that is, a long range. Its creation will be carried out within the framework of the Kusha project. The new SAM should be able to cope with such threats as stealth fighters, conventional aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles and high-precision ammunition.
- it is noted in the edition of The Economic Times.
The new complex, located on a mobile platform, will include long-range radar and fire control. It will be equipped with various types of interceptor missiles that will be able to hit enemy targets at distances of 150 km (destruction of UAVs, KR), 250 km (against fighters) and 350 km (elimination of AWACS aircraft and tankers), according to a government report.
This will be an object air defense system responsible for covering "strategically and tactically vulnerable areas." The probability of hitting the target should be at least 80% with a single missile and at least 90% with a salvo of missiles.
- says the statement of DRDO [an approximate analogue of Rostec].
The new SAM should be ready for combat deployment by 2028-2029.
