Project Kusha explained: Why India’s 'own S-400' is not designed to stop ballistic missiles
DRDO successfully tested the first variant of the Kusha Surface to Air Missile (SAM), a long-range air defence system.
Project Kusha includes three variants—M1 (150 km), M2 (250 km), and M3 (350 km)—to form a layered defence against aircraft, stealth fighters, cruise missiles, and drones.
Unlike the Russian S-400, Kusha is not designed to intercept ballistic missiles; that role falls to the separate Sudarshan Chakra BMD shield.
India aims to field a fully automated and integrated air defence network by 2035, learning from vulnerabilities exposed in Iran's attacks on Saudi Arabia and UAE.
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