Mission Sudarshan Chakra
Mission Sudarshan Chakra is India's plan for a home-grown, multi-layered missile and air-defence shield, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2025 Independence Day address from the Red Fort. The idea is an interlocked system - researched, built and manufactured entirely in India - that can spot, track and knock down incoming threats while also hitting back, guarding not just military bases but civilian infrastructure and key establishments. The government has set 2035 as the horizon for a comprehensive national shield, with DRDO leading development on the back of India's air-defence performance during Operation Sindoor.
- Mission Sudarshan Chakra
- air defence
- DRDO
- Akash
- Operation Sindoor
- missile defence
- Aatmanirbhar Bharat
- Rajnath Singh
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