Extended Range Air Defence System
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| Extended Range Air Defence System (ERADS) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Long range Surface to Air Missile |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | planned [1] |
| Used by | Indian Air Force (on order) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | Fragmentation |
Detonation mechanism | Optical proximity fuze |
Operational range | 150-350 km[2][3] |
Extended Range Air Defence System (ERADS), is an Indian long-range mobile surface to air missile defence system being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) under Project Kusha. The missile system will be deployed by Indian Air Force.[4][5]
It will supplement the Indo-Israeli Barak 8, Russian S-400 and Indian Ballistic Missile Defence System in the Indian armed forces.
Development
The missile system might used to bridge the gap between MR-SAM (70 km) and S-400 (400 km). It is being developed as an area-defence system. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be the lead agency for this air defence system.[6][7]
The Project was cleared for development by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in May 2022, and was granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in September 2023 for procuring five of its squadrons for the IAF for Rs 21,700 crore.[7]
Design
The missile system includes two types of interceptor missiles. The missiles will have ranges of 150 km (ER-SAM) and 350 km (XR-SAM). This system will also feature advanced long-range surveillance and fire control radars.[5] The air defence system will be capable of detecting and destroying enemy assets like cruise missiles, stealth fighter jets, and drones at around 250 km range and larger aircraft like airborne early warning and control (AEW&CS) at a range of 350 km.[6] It will have a single-shot kill probability more than 80% and not less than 90% probability in salvo launch mode.[4][7]
The missile batteries will be able to “interact” with the IAF’s integrated air command and control system (IACCS). It is a fully-automated air defence network operated by IAF which will be built to combine numerous military and civilian radars with each other in Indian airspace to make the air defence system more efficient and reliable.[4]
Operators
Indian Air Force — 5 Squadrons to be deployed[4]
See also
Similar systems
- Project Kusha - XR-SAM
- S-400 missile system
- S-500 missile system
- HQ-9
- Iron Dome
- MIM-104 Patriot
- Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD)
Related lists
References
- ^ "ERADS, Desi S-400 : IAF Not To Opt For Additional S-400, Instead Will Go For DRDO's Extended Range Air Defence System". India's growing Military power. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Big Breaking : DRDO Initiates Fabrication Of ERSAM Missile Of ERADS, Often Called Desi S-400 In The Making". India's growing Military power. 8 May 2023.
- ^ Reddy, U Sudhakar (28 December 2019). "DRDO reveals 350km XRSAM missile details". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "India aims to deploy indigenous long-range air defence system by 2028-2029". The Times of India. 31 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b "ERADS, Desi S-400 : IAF Not To Opt For Additional S-400, Instead Will Go For DRDO's Extended Range Air Defence System". India's growing Military power. 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b "India sets sight on Made in India S-400-like air defence system". India Today. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Deshpande, Smruti (31 October 2023). "'Desi' S-400: All about Project Kusha, India's very own long-range air defence system". ThePrint. Retrieved 23 February 2024.