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- India tested its Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Kusha surface-to-air missile on July 23, an element of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mission Sudarshan Chakra plan.
- The test underscored reliance on Russian S-400 systems, whose deliveries are delayed as Moscow prioritises needs amid the Ukraine war.
- Ravi Gopal Krishna Kapoor said Kusha can be integrated into India’s air-defence network and warned that drones, missiles and fifth-generation fighters need a multilayered system.
