India's long history of reliance on imported equipment for air defense firepower networks may be rewritten. The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization recently successfully carried out the first test launch of a domestically produced “Kusha” long-range air defense missile. As a result, Indian media hailed India's imminent possession of domestically produced equipment comparable to the Russian-made S-400 long-range air defense system, and also claimed that its three different models can effectively deal with various air threats at different altitudes. India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that this shows that India's ability to develop long-range anti-aircraft missile systems has reached a fairly high level, and only a few countries have this capability. Furthermore, it will eliminate India's dependence on imports of long-range anti-aircraft missiles, thereby making a huge leap forward in India's air defense capabilities. However, the M1 type tested this time was not actually intercepted, but “simulated hitting an electronic target”. It only tested the basic flight performance of the missile, and was unable to fully verify the real performance of the missile under complex electromagnetic environments and confrontation conditions. India's “Eurasian Times” said that the “Kusha” air defense system is scheduled to be deployed by 2030, but this schedule is considered unrealistic by the outside world.

India's long history of reliance on imported equipment for air defense firepower networks may be rewritten. The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization recently successfully carried out the first test launch of a domestically produced “Kusha” long-range air defense missile. As a result, Indian media hailed India's imminent possession of domestically produced equipment comparable to the Russian-made S-400 long-range air defense system, and also claimed that its three different models can effectively deal with various air threats at different altitudes. India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that this shows that India's ability to develop long-range anti-aircraft missile systems has reached a fairly high level, and only a few countries have this capability. Furthermore, it will eliminate India's dependence on imports of long-range anti-aircraft missiles, thereby making a huge leap forward in India's air defense capabilities. However, the M1 type tested this time was not actually intercepted, but “simulated hitting an electronic target”. It only tested the basic flight performance of the missile, and was unable to fully verify the real performance of the missile under complex electromagnetic environments and confrontation conditions. India's “Eurasian Times” said that the “Kusha” air defense system is scheduled to be deployed by 2030, but this schedule is considered unrealistic by the outside world.