Indian Airforce successfully Test Fired IGLA surface to air Missile as part of Operational Readiness today. Indian Armed forces are conducting multiple and continues missile tests in high frequency. As the tensions increases long the Indian borders India has decided to defend herself what come may as a proud nation.
The Igla-S man-portable air defence missiles are meant to counter low-flying aircraft as the last line of defence against flying objects in a multi-layered air defence system.
The Igla-S man-portable air defence missile system (MANPADS) is designed to engage all types of visually observable aircraft and helicopters as well as pinpoint air targets like cruise missiles and UAVs, both head-on and receding, at any time of day, against background clutter and decoy flares (jamming).
The Indian Army has an immediate requirement for 800 launchers and over 5,000 missiles. The deal ran into trouble as two other competitors – SAAB of Sweden and the European firm MBDA – officially registered complaints against the trials that gave the Russians an edge.
source: Eurasiantimes, Wikipedia
