The seeker section of a Barak 8 missile. Click to see full-size image. Via Telegram.
The Indian military used Israeli-made air defense systems to repel Pakistani drone and missile attack during the last confrontation.
Photos posted to social networks on May 11 and before showed the wreckage of what appears to be Barak 8 and Python-5 anti-aircraft missiles, which are used in the Israeli-made MR-SAM and SPYDER-SR medium-range air defense systems, respectively.
The seeker section of a Paython-5 missile. Click to see full-size image. Via Telegram.
The MR-SAM can engage aerial targets with a range of 70 kilometers using the Barak 8 missile, which is guided by active radar homing. Meanwhile, the heat-seeking Python-5, originally an air-to-air missile, can engage targets as far as 40 kilometers when launched from the SPYDER-SR.
Indian ground forces operate five MR-SAM regiments, made up of 40 launchers. An additional 18 squadrons with 140 launchers are in service with the air force, which also operates 18 SPYDER-SR.
The crisis between India and Pakistan was sparked by the April 22 terrorist attack on Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir. New Delhi blamed Islamabad for the incident. The situation escalated on May 7 following deadly Indian retaliatory strikes against Pakistan.
The next three days saw some of the worst rounds of fighting between the nuclear powers in two decades, with the two exchanging missile strikes across the Line of Control, the de-facto borders in the disputed region of Kashmir, as well as over the internationally-recognized border. Casualties and material losses were reported on both sides.
Pakistan used everything, from loitering munitions to precision-guided artillery rockets and air-launched ballistic missiles in attacks on India.
Indian media didn’t provide any information on the performance of Israeli-made air defense systems. However, it praised the Russian-made S-400 long-range air defense system, locally dubbed “Sudarshan Chakra,” crediting it with intercepting an array of aerial targets.
United States President Donald Trump announced on May 10 that India and Pakistan had reached a ceasefire agreement. This was later confirmed by the two countries. Despite some violations, the agreement appears to be holding up.
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