‘They didn’t breach sturdy air defence grid’: DGMO Ghai hails India’s multi-layered protect after Pak’s failed strikes

Director Normal of Navy Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant Normal Rajiv Ghai on Monday praised India’s strong multi-layered air defence system, saying that Pakistan stood no probability of breaching it to focus on Indian airfields or logistical infrastructure.

Addressing a press briefing, Lt Gen Ghai highlighted the combination of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Techniques, superior Air Defence Weapons, and digital warfare capabilities in India’s arsenal, which collectively performed a decisive function in thwarting the Pakistani assaults.

“In our stock, we now have a novel combination of Counter-Unmanned Aerial System, Air Defence Weapons and mediums of digital warfare, and that’s the reason you noticed when Pakistan air drive attacked our airfield and logistic set up on Could 9 and 10, they didn’t breach this sturdy air defence grid,” mentioned Lt. Gen Ghai.

“You may see what number of layers, counters, unmanned aerial methods, behind that shoulder-fired weapons and our classic air defence weapons and within the final our trendy air defence weapons system. There was no probability that Pakistan might’ve damaged our multi-layered defence system and goal our airfield and logistic set up,” he added.

Giving an instance of the nice Australian bowling duo of Dennis Lille and Jeff Thomson, Lieutenant Normal Rajiv Ghai mentioned our air defence system labored in comparable layers to destroy their assault.

“Targetting our airfields and logistics is manner too powerful… I noticed that Virat Kohli has simply retired from check cricket; he’s one in all my favourites. Within the Nineteen Seventies, through the Ashes between Australia and England, two Australian bowlers destroyed the batting lineup of England, after which Australia gave a proverb – “Ashes to ashes, mud to mud, if Thommo don’t get ya, Lillee should”. For those who see the layers, you’ll perceive what I’m attempting to say. Even in the event you crossed all of the layers, one of many layers of this grid system will hit you,” he mentioned.

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He additional praised Border Safety forces for his or her contribution in repelling the Pakistan assault, “I need to reward BSF right here additionally. Each final soldier gave their contribution to our mission. Their counter-unarmed system had been additionally a part of our multi-tiered grid system. You need to have heard this proverb, ‘Jab Hausle Buland ho tab manzile bhi kadam chumti hai’.”

Operation Sindoor was launched on Could 7 to strike a number of terror websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir after a lethal assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam final month wherein 26 vacationers had been killed.In a joint press convention held on the Nationwide Media Centre on Sunday, the senior-most operational commanders from all three wings of the Indian Armed Forces revealed main outcomes of India’s Operation Sindoor.

Along with eliminating over 100 terrorists, the strikes focused 11 Air bases inside Pakistan and inflicted important harm on their army capabilities. The air, land and sea operations had been carried out with calibrated restraint, with an emphasis on minimising civilian casualties.

Throughout the briefing, the Indian Armed forces issued a transparent warning to Pakistan stating, “This time, if Pakistan dare take any motion, Pakistan is aware of what we’re going to do”.

With inputs from companies